I love to change up my fireplace mantle, but I don’t like to spend money. I have to look at it constantly, so I want it to be something I enjoy. Often I repurpose items from around the house. I used one of my Meme’s vintage blue mason jars to hold up 3 fun pinwheels I found on clearance at Hobby Lobby last year. I also used 3 red candles from around the house for the other side. The giant photo in the middle is my masterpiece. I saw a great post on Pinterest about blowing up photos for under $5 and decided to put it to the test. I edited my photo by adding text, then took the file to Kinko’s on a thumb drive. I asked them to blow it up to a 2×3 engineer’s print. It cost $3. Total. The quality is not the same as when you pay for a more expensive print, but I love the look of it and the fact that I can change it out at will.
My husband cut out a piece of foam insulation to fit the print, and I painted the edges aqua to match other accents in my living room and disguise the ugly foam insulation. I mounted the print using spray adhesive. Easy.
Have you tried the giant print trick yet?
I made 2 others; one for Jed’s classroom and one for the
ugly mirrored closet doors in The Bear’s room.
So fun and so frugal. Go for it!
I love linking my ideas at these blog parties. Click the links to check them out and find crafty inspiration. If you’ve never visited a blog party, you will be blown away by the creativity shared and imaginative ideas.
Monday: CraftOManiac, Mad in Crafts, It’s So Very Cheri, Sew Chatty, The Girl Creative, Keeping It Simple, C.R.A.F.T., Boogie Board Cottage, and Sumo’s Sweet Stuff
Tuesday: Raising 4 Princesses, The Kurtz Corner, Hope Studios, Today’s Creative Blog, Coastal Charm, and New Nostalgia
Wednesday: The Trendy Treehouse, Polka Dots on Parade, Lil Luna, and The Thrifty Home
Thursday: Somewhat Simple, Tales from Bloggeritaville, The Shabby Creek Cottage, and House of Hepworths
Friday: Sugar and Spice, Kojo Designs, and The Shabby Nest
Weekends: Tatertots and Jello, Serenity Now, and Candace Creations
Tuesday: Raising 4 Princesses, The Kurtz Corner, Hope Studios, Today’s Creative Blog, Coastal Charm, and New Nostalgia
Wednesday: The Trendy Treehouse, Polka Dots on Parade, Lil Luna, and The Thrifty Home
Thursday: Somewhat Simple, Tales from Bloggeritaville, The Shabby Creek Cottage, and House of Hepworths
Friday: Sugar and Spice, Kojo Designs, and The Shabby Nest
Weekends: Tatertots and Jello, Serenity Now, and Candace Creations
Love it! We don’t have a Kinko’s around me but I bet I could find a place that does posters and things like that =)
Visiting from Sumo’s Sweet Stuff