Today's knock off is such an easy one that I almost feel bad sharing it! I love to skim through the pottery barn catalog and website looking for inspiration and ideas. A while back I saw this cute little frame. I loved the idea of having a chalkboard frame to write cute little notes or doodles, but with a $40 price tag I knew I could make one myself for far less! I am all about using what I've got so this project started off as two 12" x 5.5" boards that were left over from my ... Read the Post
Chalkboard Frame – Pottery Barn Kids Knock Off
Easter Themed Silver Rim Glass Hurricanes – Pottery Barn Knock Off
As part of the DecoArt Blogger Program, I received product for this posts; but all projects, pictures and opinions are my own So I saw these glass hurricanes when I was looking for decor items not too long ago and I realized that I STILL have a bagillion plain glass vases from our wedding all those years ago. I used some of the short ones to make waterscape candle holders for our bathroom not that long ago, and so this time I busted out some of the tall ones. I started off by ... Read the Post
Personalized Easter Buckets – Pottery Barn Knock Off
When I only had one kid I used to love the holidays; the dressing up, pictures with giant costumed people, special treats, the whole thing. As the number of kids has grown I find myself less and less excited about the commercialization of the holidays. It seems like there is always some reason to buy this and give them that. That's one of the reasons I am so big into knock offs! I want my kids to enjoy the holidays, but I'm not willing to break the bank or load them up in sugar to do it. So when ... Read the Post
Wooden Toolbox – Pottery Barn Knock Off and Gift
Today I am sharing a super easy knock off tutorial AND a fun way to put it to use! It all started when I saw this neat wooden tool box in Pottery Barn's catalog, but when I saw the $45 price tag attached I knew that I could do better. I had picked up this wooden tool box from a garage sale last summer for the ridiculously low price of free. I have been staring at it since then trying to figure out what to do with it, but once I saw that picture I knew it was meant to be! I started off ... Read the Post