Not long ago, while perusing the aisles of Hobby Lobby (aka Heaven on Earth), I came across a piece of scrapbook paper that stopped me in my tracks. It sounds SO dramatic, but I am serious! I LOVED IT, and although I had no idea what in the world I would do with it, I bought it.
Here is why it meant so much to me. First, it was just soooo super cute. I loved the colors and all of the fun design! It would be perfect somewhere in my office when I build my house. Second, I love my Re-Fabbed followers! (from everywhere, not just the U.S…) Third, I have a large Chalk Couture team full of awesome people from across the USA. This piece of paper just represents so much to me!
Well, let’s fast forward a few weeks. I was shopping at Pear Tree Mall (a local booth mall place that is my absolute FAVE place to shop locally!), and I found the most awesome picture…
The thing that was so awesome about this outdated picture was its price tag (around $4) and the fact that it was the PERFECT size for my scrapbook paper, without having to cut it down at all!
Here is what I used for this project:
1 pc of super cute scrapbook paper
1 frame (torn down to the bare frame and glass)
gold spray paint
Here is what I started with!
I had to take the back off and tear the inside out so that it was just the glass and frame.
I then removed the glass so that I could spray paint the frame a beautiful gold that I already had on hand!
I did a couple of coats, let it dry completely, put the glass and the paper in and BAM….we are DONE! Such an easy and quick project that packs a big punch!
I wish I could show it all staged in my super cute office that I will have, but that is a ways off, so I just snapped some pics in my current home backdrop so you can see how cute it turned out! I will certainly update with more pics once it is in its forever home!
What do you think??? ADORABLE or what?? I plan to use so many fun elements in my office! Remember by hot pink chair I shared on FB??? I can’t wait to pull it all together!
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Last Updated on July 2, 2018
Super cute!!
This is beautiful Brooke – no wonder you love it 🙂 I would also like to wish you all the very best for your new venture in your shop and hope you have loads of sales 🙂 xx
Really cool,. Love love love !!!!
I absolutely love this. So much so I tried to find the paper or something similar… nada, nothing…. 🙁
Oh no!!!!! I found it at Hobby Lobby but it’s been a few months back ?
How were you able to copy the US and individual states? This is sooo cute!
This is a piece of scrapbook paper that I framed!!
You are an amazing person and my new hero wow!!!!
One of my life goals is to get to all 50 states. Only 10 to go! Would love to find this paper!!
One of my favorite things you have made. I got the paper to make one. Love it.
It must have been hard to redo this one. I love it too!
I love it!! So simple, but such a huge impact!! It’s the little things in life that make me happy!!
Great minds think alike! I had done this project some time ago. I love this paper. I paired mine with a square of cork board from HL and used cute rounded push pins to mark the states we’ve been to.