Oct 10, 2012

Recipe Card or Book Holder

I don't have anything to show you that fits into the WOW! category today, but I think it's pretty cute in all it's little simplicity.

Kitchen decor, chalk paint, recipe book, diy, farmhouse,

I don't recall where I found this sweet looking stand, but you can bet it was either a garage sale or thrift store.  I just had to get it because I loved the shape of it!

I used my Cricut Expression to cut out the stencil from just cheap ol' contact paper that I get at Walmart. The frame design is from the Splish Splash cartridge and the font is from the Nursery Rhymes cartridge, and I used the Cricut Design Studio software to arrange the letters inside the framework.
recipe book holder, chalk paint, kitchen decor,

It started out as just your basic honey colored wood that I went over with a base coat of black paint first and then went over that in white with a little distress sanding. I left the edge black because I think that really sets it off, although it's hard to tell in this photo (you can see it a little on the top left corner)
farmhouse kitchen, rustic decor, farmhouse decor

I like to try to make things that are functional look pretty, as well. I don't know about all of you, but I know I'm more likely to use something if it's sitting out and easily accessible, like saaaaay....sitting on the counter or a shelf. If it's going to sit out in plain site like that, why shouldn't it look pretty?! Exactly.

Now I'm almost talking myself into keeping it, but I have to remind myself that it's for my craft show & that's in just a few weeks! Ack!!

Wish me luck in getting puh-lenty of stuff done and doing great in sales. 

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4 comments:

Cynthia said...

I think this very neat.

Cynthia

Tracy said...

This is awesome.
I really like the fancy scroll design.
I use that contact paper on my glass ornaments.

Maureen Wyatt said...

Very cute! Maybe you should keep it. ~ Maureen

Christina at I Gotta Create! said...

Pretty and functional!
Thank you for linking up at the Wildly Original party!
<3 Christina at I Gotta Create!

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