I went to GW yesterday to donate some clothes (7 bags, people!!) and as usual, I drove around front and went in to give them some more of my $$$. I found this charging station for 50 cents.
I was planning to leave it as is, but after I got home and started looking at it, I thought, "Why not dress it up a little?" I planned to make things easy and just color the edges black with a Sharpie before putting the paper on, but that didn't work out so well. I ended up just going around the edges a few times with a small brush and some black paint. I'll have you know that I just recently realized that I don't have to paint the whole object if I'm just gonna cover most of it in paper... can you believe that???
Anywho, it took me forever to decide what paper to use and I finally ended up choosing a sheet that I'd picked up on clearance at Hobby Lobby for 30 cents.
This is the end result, which I love, love love!
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Creative Therapy @ Life in the Pitts
Look What I Made @ Creations by Kara
Get Your Craft On @ Life As Lori
Under $100 Link Party @ Beyond the Picket Fence
Creative Share @ Trendy Treehouse
Feature Yourself Friday @ Fingerprints on the Fridge
Frugalicious Friday @ Finding Fabulous
Frugal Friday @ The Shabby Nest
Fab Friday Finds @ The Simpler Life
Met Monday @ Between Naps on the Porch
Market Yourself Monday @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff
MMM @ C.R.A.F.T.
DIY Project Parade @ The DIY Showoff
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Motivate Me Monday @ Keeping it Simple
Twice Owned Tuesday @ House of Grace
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I love love love it too! Another great project and a lovely new look to your blog!
ReplyDeleteGreat job! Thanks for sharing. I am your newest follower.
ReplyDeleteBonnie :)
it looks super! You know, I've often wondered why the gw doesn't give you a discount when you drop of 7 bags of clothes! something wrong there, don't ya think?
ReplyDeleteI've been wanting to do one of these, but just haven't found one yet.
gail
Awesome transformation! I love using scrapbook paper to decorate!
ReplyDeleteI found you at Backyard Eden.
have a wonderful rest of the week!
Sharon
Love it! I got something similiar at my GW ~ a Target charging station, but it looks a little different than yours. Did you use Mod Podge and did it seem to adhere well? I'm holding onto mine for a client project in the near future, but it would be nice to know that we could change up the look if we wanted to.
ReplyDeleteOkay, how cute is that!?! Great job, Kristi! It looks amazing!
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ReplyDeletevery cute charging station makeover! i love it when these things work out so well, don't you?
ReplyDeleteWow awesome I love Mod Podge and Hobby LObby
ReplyDeleteyou did a great job! Stopping by from Beyond the
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Love it, it turned out so cute!! Mod Podge is so fun isn't it?!
ReplyDeleteFun, love the paper you chose!
ReplyDeleteThat is super cute and colorful! Way to dress it up!
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What a fun craft idea! Great job!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely adorable!!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I'm impressed you got something at Goodwill for .50! My Goodwill is so expensive (well, for a Goodwill I think anyway, LOL.) That caddy would have been at least $4 at mine!
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ReplyDeleteHow fun! Love the makeover!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! I love how it looks now. I'm hosting We're Organized Wednesday this week and would love for you to join the party. Hope to see you there.
ReplyDeleteMod Podge is so awesome. This looks great and I am so proud of your huge GW donation. Love this! You have to link this to my Upcycled Awesome Linky party at http://tinyurl.com/Upcycled10
ReplyDeleteI miss my GW...time to go shopping. This is a great idea cause I can never find my phone!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely Fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI invite you to come this this up at my Making It Linky Party!
Allie
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