If your walls are feeling bare as bones, but you don’t have the money to buy “art”, then this easy do-it-yourself project is for you. All it takes is some fabric remnants and a few embroidery hoops. (There’s no actual embroidering required with this project, although personally I’m eager to try that next.) Basically, you just place your fabric in the embroidery hoops, trim off the excess and hang your new hoops on the wall. See: Here I just strung several different sized hoops along a piece of twine to create a collection. The display pretties up a bare door. Fabric scraps leftover from other projects make the perfect pieces for this embroidery hoop art project because you don’t need a lot of fabric. I found my fabric remnants a while back at an estate sale for something like $1 each. (Sometimes supply hoarding turns out well for me!) But you can also find cheap remnants at fabric and craft stores. Thick paper will even work. The reddish-orange leaf pattern is actually paper not fabric. Or, you’ll even see I even used the denim leftover from cutting a pair of jeans into shorts. The leg pieces were leftover, so...
DIY Baking Sheet Magnet Board
At some point all baking sheets look like they’ve suffered through some kind of baking battle. They’re battered, stained and no longer shiny. When you decide your baking sheet deserves a permanent break from the oven, why not transform it into something new for your home? It’s super easy to turn a worn out baking sheet into a handy magnet board. Made of metal, the board is naturally magnetic. And, all you need to take it from crusty baking sheet to slick magnet board is a coat of paint. I picked this baking sheet to transform because it already had holes on each end—perfect for easy hanging. After a coat of paint with leftover teal paint I had sitting around, I didn’t spend anything to make this board. Hang your do-it-yourself magnet board in the kitchen to hold recipes and notes, or use it in any other room like you would a bulletin board. What do you think of this project? Would you give a try? I’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments… Keep Up With Red Leaf Style! Follow Red Leaf Style author Kirsten Hudson on Twitter @kirsten_hudson, Google+ and Pinterest....