Made It Monday- July 13th

Hey There!

Today I'm linking up with Fourth Grade Frolics for Made It Monday.

So, I actually haven't been making much for my classroom, yet.  I am moving from 3rd grade to 2nd grade, and I am unable to get into the actual classroom.  I don't really know the space or the curriculum all that well, yet.  I also don't have my regular computer with all of my cute stuff on it, and I hope to get it back sooner than later. Anyway, excuses, excuses, excuses.

We moved into our house last September, and one of my goals for the summer was to add some decor.  It's pretty bare.  I love, love, love color, and the house is all very neutral.  My husband isn't really into crazy color and pattern, so I'm trying to incorporate it into my artwork and decor.  Last week I whipped up a little piece to add to the gallery wall in our living room.  I was inspired by The Budget Babe, one of my favorite style bloggers.

Grab a bunch of paint chip cards from Home Depot or Lowes.  There are SO many gorgeous colors to choose from!  I think mine are the Behr brand from Home Depot.  

First I trimmed all my cards down to remove the print on them. I trimmed each one down to be about 1"x 3".  I chose these dimensions based on the space that I was using.  I used an 8"x10" frame.  The frame is a Ribba frame from Ikea- I love them! 

Once I had them all trimmed up, I laid my colors out to work out some combinations.  I ended up going with colors that were in the same family.  I just liked this better than complimentary colors.  Anything would work, though!

I laid my combinations out on the background paper to get a feel for the order.  I started with a black background, but I ended up going with the white.  I thought it looked calmer, and it hid the little white edges of the paint chips.  I chose a rainbow order, because I. love. rainbow.  I can't help it!  everything is better in rainbow order! 

I used double sided tape the adhere the pieces together and to stick them to my background paper.  It was so easy to work with.  This was a really quick and easy piece to make, and I'm very pleased with it!  It took me about 25 minutes from start to finish, which included digging out my craft supplies.  I can't wait to hang it up with the rest of the frames.  It's on the to-do list for the week!  

Also, how pretty is this pile of scraps?!?!

Love it! 

Thanks to Tara at 4th Grade Frolics, for hosting the linky!  I can't wait to check out a few more projects.  Take a look for yourself.  She always has great ideas linked up!

 

Thanks for stopping by!

~Lauren