Hello everyone!
I hope my December absence wasn't too badly missed, and you enjoyed the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways. I've missed writing in this space, but a plethora of things have kept me from here that I just won't go in to. (Move.. Flu.. Move.. Christmas.. Book.. Fabric.. etc..) Oops. I went into it, didn't I?
Wanted to share a project with you that seems forever old, but better late than never.
I found this old can carrier at a yard sale this summer with the price tag of $1. It was pretty hideous, and the funniest part of it was the phrase at the bottom. "I'm too busy to be organized."
Ha. I got a good chuckle over that phrase being inscribed on this cool organizer. Who has the time to graffiti the crap out of their organizer but then not use it?
I tried to clean the wood, but that graffiti was done in permanent marker and didn't want to let up, no matter how hard I scrubbed. So I went with paint, and gave it a nice clean coat of cream. Mod podge, fabric and a little more spray paint later.. and...
Quite an improvement, yes?
I sprayed the insides of the can also to save them from rusting. So far so good.
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Super cute!
Posted by: Tiffany | January 04, 2012 at 02:30 PM
great look.
Posted by: Beth | January 05, 2012 at 01:56 PM
Greedy folks have long arms.s
Posted by: nike free | January 05, 2012 at 06:04 PM
Ah! I love it. I've got some other things that need some spray painting. I might have to hang on to some cans and scrap wood to make one myself! Thanks for sharing, Sandi :-)
Posted by: Claire Jain | January 07, 2012 at 04:39 PM
Some things fade away, people to see his glory, which is kind of silver lining is kind of unfortunate.
Posted by: Ken Griffey Jr Shoes | January 08, 2012 at 07:01 PM
Looks great! I use #10 cans decorated with scrapbook paper to organize my craft room. I love it because it's cheap, cute, and easy to find what I need.
Posted by: Christine | January 09, 2012 at 02:05 PM
Love this idea! It looks so pretty now. :)
Posted by: Ronda | January 10, 2012 at 04:53 AM
The sting of a reproach,is the truth of it.k
Posted by: air jordan heels | January 11, 2012 at 10:34 PM
Television is NOT real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.gh
Posted by: nike heels | January 11, 2012 at 10:36 PM
I love this! So handy. Are the cans nailed onto the wooden carrier?
Posted by: Amy | January 12, 2012 at 08:06 AM