The first project I'm going to show you is actually a wall calendar I made for everyone for Christmas/Chanukah. I made one for my mom, sister, mother-in-law and sister-in-law. It's a really easy and fun project, and can include any kind of celebration you'd like. I really like that it's interactive, so it's so much easier than looking through a book to remember important dates.
There are really only two components. The first is the plaque sign, which I've decorated with the word CELEBRATE. For my SIL I made it blue and white, for my mom it's white and black. My MIL got one that was more natural colored. You can do anything you want- some people just put Birthdays- but my plan is to add anniversaries at some point...
You can buy the piece at Michaels or Jo-Anns, and it's not that expensive.
Then there are the circles- I bought a TON of them on Amazon. These are about 1.5" wide, which I found to be perfect. With them there's enough space to write the names, and the date, and still have it look really good.
Then you need these little metal rings to connect the discs together. These are really easy to get, and pretty cheap.
I drilled a small hole in the top and bottom of each disc, so I could attach them together.
Here's the final product:
The other thing that I've been working on is a small spot to put my jewelry in the bathroom. I don't know about you, but I take my jewelry off before I take a shower. Even if I don't take a shower, I almost always get undressed in the bathroom, that's where the laundry basket is, isn't it?
So I took an old shelf that I've had since college and added a few open rings for the necklaces to hang off of. It looks great for the hanging section- and I'm totally happier with the space I've gain back on the counter-top.
I think I need to add a little bowl or some type of small item on the top of the shelf for rings, and earrings, but it's been working really well so far! easy peasy project!
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