Saturday, July 24, 2010

I love Hobby Lobby Clearance!

I love Hobby Lobby clearance! I found some really good deals last week in their 80% off section. They had these 3 metal thingies for $1.20 each. I am starting to decorate the Master Bath and thought I might could do something with these. My walls are nearly the same color as the metal pieces, so I decided to mount them on squares of MDF.
I cut three 6x6inch square, painted them black, then distressed the edges.

I then centered each (somewhat) and screwed them in.

I painted the screw heads so they didn't stand out too terribly.

Above you can see all three assembled and screws painted.

Next, each one got a matte finish clear coat and a hanger installed on the back.

Finally, I eyeballed it and put three picture hangers on my bathroom wall. They aren't exactly level, but I'll fix them later when I am certain they are staying here. Depending on what I do below, they may need to come down some. I am thinking of putting some vinyl below it.


Hmmm......I like the height of the towel stand, but despise the thought of my bath towels in my water closet. Gross....
If I leave the bird cage on the tank, I'll have to either put a floating shelf under or lower them. Do you think I could get away with doing a large black frame with maybe an architectural photo under them? These would also fit nicely going vertical on a narrow wall.
This project took me about 25 minutes. I used scrap wood from some vinyl signs and paint I had on hand. The total cost was $3.60 for the metal emblems.

13 comments:

  1. Great finds, I love clearance too!!

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  2. I'm seeing so many great deals in blogland from HL...I must go soon!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  3. LOVE IT! now i want to make a hobby lobby trip:)

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  4. I feel the same about HL - although the one I go to just had their roof collapse b/c of heavy rainfall..I'm at a loss now! I love this project and the toilet paper in the birdcage!! Jen

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  5. Oooh - those are cool - great price too...

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  6. Very cute project. Have you considered hanging them the opposite way? Just a thought...then you do not need a shelf or anything:) Thanks for linking up to the partay...so nice to have ya! Debbie

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  7. I think a shelf or print would work...but these look great !:)

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  8. I think hanging them verically would be nice. Then pick up a simple frame at a thrift store, take the glass and backing out, paint it black and hang these inside, would be nict too.

    Sorry to post anonymous but my log in is not working.

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  9. What a great idea! These are adorable! I will have to try this! I found you on Girl Creative, I enjoyed looking around your blog and just became your follower!

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  10. lol, i just did a post on hobby lobby jealousy induced clearance shopping. love that idea for the toilet paper!

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  11. These look beautiful!
    Hobby lobby is my absolute favorite store!
    Thank you for sharing!
    Leticia
    www.msbinglesvintagechristmas.com

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