I have these scrapbook tags I know I’ll never use for scrapbooking. I really like their shape and they’re thick chipboard, so I knew I’d be able to use them somewhere.
Zach needed some tags for the totes in his bedroom, so chalkboard paint came to the rescue once again.
After painting and letting them dry for the recommended time, I primed them by rubbing all over the surface with the chalk on it’s side.
Once I wiped them off they were ready to write on. Because I was too lazy to walk upstairs, I tried to remember what was in the totes.
Then I added some twine through the hole so I would be able to hang them from the totes.
Yeah, once I got upstairs I realized I had spelled Magnetex wrong. Oh, well Zach can change it. These totes are under a bench that used to be in my room. I knew it would go better in Zach’s room.
This tote holds electronic games, but I couldn’t fit that on the tag so I just wrote games.
These totes fit perfectly under Zach’s bed and slide out easily. They hold most of his toys (do you call them that at 10 years old?) Anyway, when I showed his closet some of you were wondering where his toys were. He has a playroom he shares with his brother, just down the hall. He also has the totes under his bed and bench that hold more toys.
His room is starting to come together slowly but surely. This was another no cost project for his room. The gray totes had been in storage, the black tote was an extra one from the laundry closet and the blue totes were from when him and Ammon shared a room.
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Great idea, love it!
Wow, That looks great! Now I have another idea for the new house. hmmm, makes sense to prime with chalk first. will remember that next time I use chalk board paint.
I like that! I may have to swipe this idea for the home office redo.
Great idea. This is one I definitely want to remember and bookmark! Thanks for sharing!
What a great idea! I am going to do make these and pin them to the outside of my laundry hamper that has 3 dividers. I hope it helps the family figure out how to separate their reds from their whites! Thanks for the tip!
Great idea! Such a super easy and great way to use those scrapbooking tags! And, I’m a sucker for anything chalkboarded!
That is such an awesome idea. I didn’t realize there could be so many uses for chalkboard paint.
What a great idea! I want to do that with my tags. It’s genius.
cute cute idea!!!
blessings
barbara jean
Fabulous idea. I think the kids will love that they can write on them and change them as they need to. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea! I am working on reorganizing my son’s toys & Legos, this could work…
I can think of all kinds of ideas… I love my chalkboard paint!
Another friday’s favorite for sure:-)
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Brilliant! Don’t you just LOVE chalkboard paint??
You are so creative & so organised
Shame i cant get any chalkboard paint here it would be so much fun the possibilities are endless arent they?
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I’m continually amazed at what can be done with a bit of chalkboard paint. Brilliant idea! I’ve got some of those tags myself.
Love those tags and what a great use for something you already had.
tammy
Pretty Clever iddea. They look so great.
~ ~Ahrisha~ ~
Leanne, I love this idea on so many levels.
1. It’s a great way to reuse old scrapping supplies.
2. The chalkboard paint can be almost any color these days.
3. You could even use the tags for gift tags or pantry tags, etc.
4. It’s such a “green” idea for tags that can be reused and recycled.
I LOVE IT!
Thanks for sharing.
Those turned out great! I have been wanting to try this too so now I just may. Where did you find that nifty thing on your spray paint nozzle?
This is such a cute idea. I’ve never used chalk board paint. It’s interesting that you can spray paper and sand it, etc.
Elisabeth
I love these! They turned out great! Idea stolen! I will try this…have so many places to use and now thinking this would be cute for Christmas gifts, too! Kind of a gift with a gift, since they can be reused! Coming over from Crazy Domestic! I am a new follower! http://www.threepixielane.blogspot.com
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What a fabulous idea!! I have so much scrapbooking stash like this which I know I will probably never use – thanks for the inspiration!
Great idea. I’m stealing it immediately. I’ve been wanting to make tags for my mudroom bins, and the chalkboard paint is genius. I hope I have enough left in my can. Thanks for sharing.
Great idea! I have a brand new can of chalkboard paint just waiting to be used. Now I just need to find the time!
Love it! I will be using this in our new home after our move in a month! I am on a mission to be better organized!! Thanks!!!
That’s so funny…I was just looking at some similar storage units in my classroom today and thinking that I should make some of these! I like the scrapbooking tabs idea!
What an adorable idea! I love the fact that we can recycle bits and pieces of wood and cardboard for this project! Thanks for the inspiration!
Great idea! Thanks
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