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?
Love the magazine holders, I guess I need some too. I have magazines that are 3-4 years old that I keep in a cabinet, and I look at them all the time.
Leave it to Miss Rhoda to come up with something so adorable! Now, I will have to add one more project to my list…neaver ending list! I have so many projects to do and have the stuff to do them..I just can’t get myself in gear! LOL 😉 Hope you have a wonderful weekend! Nancy
Hi, girls! I know all of you have the same problem with magazines that I have. All of us home girls love the magazines & it's a constant problem.
Now, I'm with ya on tearing out pics & putting them in clear sleeves. Got them, did that, but the problem is…I just can't seem to stay caught up on that little project either!
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!! THIS IS THE BEST!!!!! THE VERY SECOND I FIND A FEW MIN TO MYSELF…THIS IS WHAT I AM DOING!!!! NOW NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO TELL ME TO THROW AWAY MY MAGAZINES!!! (AKA HUSBAND) AND NOW I CAN ALSO HIDE ALL OF THE MAGAZINES THAT I BUY WITHOUT HIM KNOWING! LOVE IT!
Great ieda, you know i love them. Mishelle
You can get these at IKEA- in white and a little smaller- for the low low price of $2.99 for 5 of them!
What a great idea! I’ve seen those little containers but never bought any. Now I will definitely get some and spruce them up a bit! Thanks for the tutorial!
They look great. Such a nice way to really match your themes in a room. Ikea does have them pretty cheap. As for the magazines. I have stacks and stacks but I also tear out stuff and have stacks of that too. I am just a stacker I guess.
I try to “sort through” old mags and clip the parts I really like, but somehow, they just accumulate, so! I have to say, though, the house pics I have collected over the years have helped while building our new house.
What a fabulous idea! I love it! My hubby works for a hospital development company and has all sorts of boxes from medical reps. I’ve been throwing away a ton but now I’m going to go crazy and make storage boxes for my office. Thanks for the tip. Your the best!!!
Wow!! Those look fantastic!! Such a clever idea, Rhoda!
* I think you just SAVED MY STUDY my study from decidedly "total ruination" (by being OVERCOME w/ dec mags, MANY of which I STILL haven't even had the time to read… in WEEKS n' WEEKS, and even MORE weeks, Rhoda!!!)… I can't BELIEEEEVE something so "SMART" is so easily "doable" & charming to boot!!! MY problem is, I WANT to DO this, but I fear coming home with tens of NEW ones, ALREADY DECORATED (and certainly won't find them "raw" at the price YOU did!!!) ~~~~~~" BUUUT, I'm ON IT, RHO!!!"~~~~~~
BTW, I HAVE been tearing out pics for YEARS, & all I have to SHOW for it are "lots of stacks n' stacks" of "torn out pics"(SOME already separated by folders, but, in all honesty, NOT MANY!)~~~ I DO tear out/cut out neatly, tho, & don't keep many pics from ANY mag, so I DO give them ALL to charity when I get to a batch of an empty 50 or more…)~
YES, once again Rhoda dear, "YER THE MARY"!!!
XOXOXOX & MANY THANKS,
Linda *
That is such a great idea!! I too have a ton of decorating magazines. Mine are in a basket, but I love how you have them!!
Thanks for posting this great idea Rhoda. I have a bunch of old ugly cardboard ones and I like matchy matchy. Never even thought about spray painting. Love the decoupage even better! And I do love to decoupage.
Looks great! I actually do go back and reread magazines. I love to use them for inspiration.
Hey Rhoda, I understand completely. I love my magazines, and I do read and look at them all over again. I love what you did with the magazine holders. I’ll have to try that one. Debbie
I love what you did with the magazine holders! They look great!
Sandra
I love what you did with the boxes. My husband just asked me what I was going to do with all my magazines. So yes, I have quite a few laying around. Eventually, I go through them and donate some to elementary school for art/craft project.
Thanks for sharing!
Did you spray paint the insides? Look great. The biggest mistake I made in getting rid of magazines was when we moved from Tx to NC and I got rid of most of my Victoria magazines. I never dreamed that they would stop publishing for years…and I still kick myself sometimes. I do find myself going back through them periodically…oddly enough.
I need to find some of these magazine holders at yard sales. You always make everything so pretty.
Cynthia