I don’t know about you, but I’m glad the weekend is here and I’m ready to see this week in the rear view mirror. 🙂 And I want to thank SO many of you who sent me wonderful, positive emails! That made my day totally, so thank you so much for that.
I’m adding this post to Wendy at The Shabby Nest’s Frugal Friday party!
You know how I love to decoupage things. I really was on a kick several years ago and stopped for awhile, but there’s just so much you can do with the stuff. Found these cardboard magazine holders at a yardsale, 50 cents for all. Have you priced these lately? You can hardly find a plain one for less than $8 or so. I have a couple of them that I’ve painted to match my office, but I can always use more for my magazine hoarding enjoyment.
So, first thing I did was give them a quick spray paint coat of black on the insides making sure to hit the edges too since that would show.
Then I went to Hobby Lobby and bought scrapbook paper to match my office and it was 1/2 off that week. That’s always a plus!
I simply laid the paper on each side, creasing the paper to fit the cardboard and cut it all out with scissors, then glued it on with my Mod Podge. I didn’t even coat the top of the paper, just underneath.
And when they were finished, they looked like this and now I have all this extra magazine storage. These are plenty sturdy for my needs.
And they’re mostly filled up already. I really have to get rid of some of these.
Do you ever actually go back and read old magazines?
I hardly ever do, so I don’t have a legitimate excuse to keep holding onto all of them. What I need to do is cut out the articles and pics I really love and get rid of the rest. I just can’t seem to part with my magazines. Can you?
kathi says
Good morning Rhoda!
LOVE what you’ve done with these magazine holders! I have stacks of magazines sitting around right now!
I do (eventually) go through them and cut out ideas/photos I like. Then I donate them to my office for our patients to read. Now I need an idea for sorting and saving all of those pages I’ve cut out! Hope you have a nice weekend!
TheWritersPorch says
Rhoda you are one creative woman!
I love what you’ve done here, they are gorgeous!
Carol
Stacey says
Rhoda, your boxes are amazing.
I had so many mags around in drawers, cabinets, baskets,etc. that I finally started tearing out my favorite pages. I now have an inspiration notebook. It will lead to many more because there are so many pages I just love!!
jabee says
I tried to save the articles I liked and found that I was saving most of a magazine.
Now I (carefully) tear out the ads and parts I DON’T want and save the magazine.
At least this way my magazine files are lighter but I still have too many of them!
Lovin’ your blog.
susan says
These absolutely look “high-end”! This gives all kinds of ideas. Also, just wanted to say I admire your courage.
Amber Schmidt says
Those match my new kitchen!!!!!!!!! LOVE EM!
Audrey says
THey are beautiful! I love to decoupage too! I need to do something like that in my office! Thanks for the idea!
Tales From My Empty Nest says
Those are beautiful. I will file that idea for future use. Thanks for sharing. Yes, I too, can't bear to part with lots of my old magazines. I save all my quilting magazines and I have all my Paula Deen magazines, but magazines like Southern Living and Woman's Day, etc. I try to go through them and cut out articles. Then I put them in plastic sleeves and keep them in notebooks by subject. (Crafts, decorating, recipes, etc.) If I leave the items in the magazines, I forget which magazines they are in. Senioritis, I guess!!! I have been cleaning this week and right now I have a stack of magazines in my guest room to go through and clip things out. Never enough hours in the day, is there? I have an item that I made for Easter that is along the same lines as your decoupage, but I used napkins, instead of paper. I will have to post that one to share. Love & blessings from NC!
Pat@Back Porch Musings says
This is a great idea. They turned out beautifully!
I have looked at the magazine holders and never bought any.
Everytime I’m sitting in a waiting room at the doctors, I vow to donate a few magazines. There is nothing much to read at our cardiologist. J’s other doctor has lots of sports magazines. I usually carry along a book or magazine. I should really donate a few from home.
The idea to tear out inspiration pages is a good one, too. I have far too many magazines!!!!
Stacey @ The Blessed Nest says
What a pretty addition to your office! They look like they would have come from a cute little boutique! You did great, girl!!
I used to hold onto all of my magazines, but now I don't. After a month or two in my mag holder, I go through the stacks and any page that's been folded down as I've read through them until that point is torn out and put (eventually!) in my labelled inspiration folders! I have a folder for each room of the house, plus: Christmas, Autumn, Spring, Summer, Winter, Entertaining, & Gift Ideas. Then those old magazines go into the recycling bin! I'll admit that there are a select few that I keep the whole magazine (Southern Lady, Beautiful Life, and a few "special" issues) because I'd have to tear apart the whole issue anyway! 🙂
Adelia says
Love it, they are beautiful!! Because magazine holders are expensive and I have my fair share of magazines, I used cereal boxes that I decoupaged. Not quite as sturdy, but that’s where treasures and bookends came in for me. I also have started an Idea Book and clipping out my favorite inspirations, but some magazines just had to stay intact!! Baby steps…Hence the need for the boxes.
The Bloom Girls says
Hi Rhoda,
Magazine storage boxes are expensive. How clever to cover yours with scapbook paper…very cute.
A few years back I started a file basket with folders and went through all my mags and clipped out photos and articles and filed them. It has been so useful and I’ve referred back often. However, keeping up with it is the issue for me as I sit here eyeing two stacks to go through. I will usually keep the Christmas and fall issues of my favorites. But, to answer your question, no, I hardly ever go back through them.
I fear, we are not going to have any to go through; they are dropping like flies. I just got my May/June issue of Southern Accents and it is quite skimpy. I hate that, mag. day at the mailbox is like Christmas to me.
Have a lovely weekend!
Nola
The Bloom Girls
Nashville, TN
Living With Lindsay says
They look great! I like the papers you chose.
I never read old magazines, either, although I HAVE to keep them. I’m always worried that I might want to look at them later.
Paige says
Love the cardboard magazine holders!
I have old magazines and every once in awhile I will go back through them and remove the articles, recipes, etc. I want to keep and get rid of the rest.
My grandmother has Reader’s Digest from the 50’s! I know that is where I get my habit from.
Enjoy your weekend!
Paige
Lynne says
They look very pretty. I have some old boxes around here that could be used – if only they looked nicer. You’ve given me a great idea!
Suzanne says
These are so pretty! Thanks for the ideas. (I’m sure I won’t find that many for fifty cents, though. ;-))
My mags are piling up in my husband’s messy office room and are in plastic milk crates. Time to purge for sure! I don’t even initially open half of them, because I forget they are there. So, yes, i am a secret hoarder. Can’t throw them out…just yet…
Mabry's gamma says
What a great idea and how attractive they look in your office. Now I do keep my Taste of Home Magazines and have went back to them occasionally, the decorating magazines I just tear out what I like and those are put into a binder. I guess we just each have to find our nitch.
the rusty cupboard says
Put the old ones in your camp trailer they come in handy when the hubby is fishing or hunting and you have nothing else to do but read.
helen
Becky K. says
Stunning!
I love you choices in paper. Fun but classy.
rosechicfriends says
Rhonda!
Those turned out darling!!! Love your color choices so chic!!! What an inspiration!
I DO read or go back over ALL the magazines that I keep. A dear friend and I pass magazines we don’t keep back/forth to each other. She has 4 sisters so they get well read. ME..I have so many Romantic Homes and other home decor mags I just can’t bear to part with and read them over and over for ideas!
Thanks so much for your sweet words the other day on my Post!
Blessings…Lorena