Tuesday, June 28, 2011

32 Hmmm... that's Pinteresting!

Pinterest did it again.  It got me.  I did a project based completely on something I saw on Pinterest.  Another fabulous idea amongst an infinite sea of amazing talent and smartness!  Another one of those very common, "why didn't I think of that?!" moments.

I had already blogged here about our little chalk board project.  But we have since made a slight change...

Can you see what it is?


Nope, it's the the quality of the picture.  Nope, it's not the fact that I am actually using the board like crazy all the time....

Hint, THIS is what I saw...




So THIS is what I did!


A quick 5 minute fix to the chalk that kept rolling off the chalk board edge and breaking into pieces on the floor!  I had been thinking about cups and buckets and all sorts of contraptions, yet all seemed far to large for the given space.  Who knew that an upside down drawer pull of all things would be by far the best and most perfect solution!?!



Thank you once again Pinterest for making my day, week, month... you know!  {For those wondering how to find me, here is the link to my Pinterest page}

I thought it would be fun to do a little link party this week, dedicated to Pinterest inspired projects!


And a button for you:




IHeart Organizing






I am so excited to see what has been inspiring you!  Oh, and if you haven't blogged about your Pinterst inspired projects or ideas, feel free to leave a comment below!  Let's chat about our love for the site and how motivating it is!

32 comments:

  1. Pinterest seriously makes the world go round =) How did we ever blog/diy/function without it? haha!

    Love this tiny yet oh-so-helpful addition to corral the chalk!

    xoXOxo
    Jenn @ Peas & Crayons

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  2. Such a little thing and what a big difference it makes. I <3 Pinterest too! Thanks for hosting.

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  3. Where did you find the pull? I have never seen one that that before......

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  4. @crazigirl80, I found it at Home Depot in the bathroom hardware section.

    xoxo,
    Jen

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  5. so cool. I am doing some ideas from pinterest this weekend for our God and Country Rally at our church.

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  6. LOVE the idea for the chalk stop..... Pinterest has inspired ME to work on the secret garden on my patio... it will be a multi year project but love the ideas I find out there.... Thanks for sharing YOUR inspiration

    Stopping by from http://www.acreativespirit.com/ today... Google messing up so I am annonymous

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  7. love this. I think i may partake in this project myself. looks fun and practical!!!

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  8. I am totally in love with Pinterest! Its a busy scatter brained mamma's dream!! :D lol

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  9. Could someone send me an invite for Pinterest please! k.mugharbel (at) hotmail (dot) com

    hmmm...won't let me post my google account so i'm anonymous instead for the moment.

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  10. Awesome! I just wrote a post about my Pinterest finds on Friday! Pinterest is on of the BEST things to happen to social media!!!

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  11. That's a great idea! I think I might have to do the same thing! :)

    Anna
    www.askannamoseley.com

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  12. The hardware store holds the answer to so many questions. Great idea!

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  13. How very cool! :)
    I'll look you up on Pinterest.
    Thanks for sharing your ideas. :)

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  14. I find that I am so frequently inspired by Pinterest that I started a pin board devoted to my Pinspired projects!

    http://pinterest.com/apple4crafter/

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  15. Never heard of Pinterest until today. What a neat chalk-holder idea! I love it.

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  16. That's a perfect solution for the chalk!

    I'll have to check out Pinterest, I've been hearing the buzz about it lately.

    It wasn't from Pinterest (so I didn't want to link above), but I found this fun & easy 4th of July Fireworks Art Craft:
    http://heartandhaven.com/2011/06/28/tuesday-tips-4th-of-july-fireworks-art-craft-for-kids/

    Easy project to do with the kiddos!

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  17. Such a good idea! I love Pinterest!!
    Jo-Anna

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  18. I pinned that idea, too. It was ever so simple but so perfect!

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  19. So this may sound crazy, but what do you use to erase your chalk board? We made one for my son's room and the chalk dust is driving me nuts, though it doesn't seem to bother him! I have tried to a chalkboard eraser and an old rag, but neither seem to work. Please help this crazy lady! :)

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  20. Such a brilliant idea! Pinterest is wonderful, isn't it? I have looking for a solution for my chalk storage problem too, so thank you so much for sharing!

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  21. I'm crazy over pinterest lately! I saw that chalk storage too and hink it's just brilliant! I now follow you on Pinterest!

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  22. I'm in the process of copying your chalkboard for my daughters room. At the moment we have magnetic paint and chalkboard paint on the door but are waiting for teal paint to paint the edges. I should her yours as an example and she wants it to be the same. Thanks for the draw pull idea!

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  23. SOOOOOO smart! Thanks for sharing and I'll have to look you up on Pinterest as well! Great idea!

    Have a great week and Happy Fourth of July!
    Steph
    www.alwaysjustamom.blogspot.com

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  24. That is such a good idea! The hardware you used is the same as on our kitchen cabinets. We have a chalkboard in my kitchen that we painted with chalkboard paint. When I use chalk-ink markers, the markers won't come off all the way. Got any ideas of how to fix this?

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  25. Thanks Jen for checking out my projects!!! I pinned the same chalk holder/upside down handle you showed :) You should totally do the coasters... they are only 16cents! so cheap and easy and soooo many possibilities. Thanks too for the sweet comments on the stairs, I absolutely LOVE how it turned out and it was super easy and I would do it again in a heartbeat. Pinterest ROCKS.. as does your blog :)

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  26. I linked my Pinterest project but I don't think I ever reference the fact that my inspiration/kick-in-the-pants to get started on it came from images I saw on Pinterest. I've always wanted a haint blue porch ceiling but I never remember I want one until it's porch season, aka 1000 degrees out. But I was surfing Pinterest on my porch and after seeing some amazing blue porch ceilings, I decided I was tackling it once and for all. So happy I did it!

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  27. Hi Everyone!

    A. Chalk pens didn't work for us either. They have left permanent markings all over the board.

    B. According to the directions on the Rustoleum chalkboard paint can, I guess you are supposed to wait three days before using the newly painted surface. Then, you are supposed to "prime" the board by going over the entire thing with the side of a piece of chalk. Never did that on this project because I didn't need to read any stinkin' directions, lol. That also may be why my paint pens don't work?

    C. I wipe down the chalkboard with a wet rag each week before writing in our new menu.

    Thanks so much!

    xoxo,
    Jen

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  28. Aaand now I had to repin that and do it for our chalkboard!!

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  29. Genius! I am so glad I found you through Tip Junkie today and decided to stay a while and check out your blog. I turned my kitchen pantry door into a chalkboard a few weeks ago and the chalk storage issues has been driving me NUTS! :)

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