Polka Dot Corkboard

Once upon a time...we went to IKEA with 15 minutes until closing...

I know what your thinking...why?

And all I can say is...I have no idea. But I was somehow able to get everything on my list! It must be some kind of miracle or we were really fast at navigating our way through the never ending maze of confusion. 

In the last 5 minutes, I spotted a $5 cork board and grabbed it!

It was kind of a boring cork board but I kept thinking in my mind: "I can use this!" <---Mr. H says this is my favorite catch phrase about everything along with: "I can make that!" 

I started doing a preschool co-op with a sweet friend (it is so awesome-I would highly recommend it) and I wanted to put all the cute artwork we do with the girls on it so...

First, I taped off and painted the frame grey. Then, I made a paper polka dot template and used a sponge brush to stencil the yellow dots on.

I know I've shared with you my obsession with vintage spools. I found the idea to convert vintage spools into thumbtack spools HERE.

I think its kind of fun! Plus it displays my vintage maps quite nicely! :)

Not to mention all the cute toddler art we will be featuring on it...

Happy Crafting!

Love, Sierra

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End Table Turned Chalkboard

A couple months ago, we picked up some "temporary furniture." You know, the furniture you buy really cheap so you can get by before you get your "actual" furniture out of storage. One piece of our temporary furniture was this little end table from IKEA:

Its called "Lack" and you can find it HERE. I mean $10!! I was trying to figure out what to do with the thing and it came to me! While I was on Pinterest of course! HERE was my original inspiration.

I taped around the edges of the table and spray painted 2 coats of chalkboard paint on the top. :)

Here is the end result:

 

 P.S. this "Mala" chalk from Ikea is awesome! So much better than grocery store chalk, I'm telling ya!

This morning E colored on her chalkboard to her little heart's content. She called it "chalkolate." :)

Happy Crafting! :)