Monday, May 4, 2009

Metamorphosis Monday--a Tutorial

Welcome to Metamorphosis Monday, hosted by sweet Susan over at Between Naps on the Porch~
Okay, so this may be a "been there, done that" kinda thing for some of you, but I thought maybe there were a couple of folks who could use this idea, so here goes!!
I needed some magazine organizers for my Mary Englebriet Home Companion collection. That great magazine is now defunct :-(
Anyhoo, I bought these Rubbermaid heavy-duty holders at Wal-Mart and decided to doll them up a bit.

Grabbed some scrapbook paper and a stamp, measured and cut the paper.....


...schmeared glue on the whole thing and pasted it on....

Here's the BEFORE and AFTER.

....holding the magazines...


...and how it looks on my craft shelf! Voila!
Be sure to check out other fabulous transformations over at Susan's!!!





13 comments:

Michelle said...

Great idea to decorate the "bindings" of the magazine holders.

I keep my mag holders in the basement because they're so unattractive. I just might use your idea and do something with mine!

Envoy-ette said...

That is clever! I should do the same thing! How nice it turned out!

marty39 said...

They look so much more interesting and what a great way to add some character to a bookshelf. Love it. Hugs, Marty

LdyDy said...

So creative...great idea!

Kammy said...

Great idea ! I didn't know you could get magazine holders so wide..I have a bunch I would like to fix up to ! Thanks for sharing a fab idea !
Hugs ~ Kammy

Jacque said...

Great idea, they turned out really nice. I don't save a lot of magazines but could certainly use these for other things as well~Jacque

Linda said...

Ok Myrna, can I steal this idea! Love it and I have alot of magazines I don't want to part with yet. When I do my craft room I want to do this with them.
Perfect!!
You could use wallpaper too.
Linda

Wiard of Once Was said...

Hey Myrna
Just saw you post on Garden Antiques Vintage. Thanks for the lovely comments about Matildas Mouse! We miss you coming to the shows...glad to know your still in California....come see us again sometime!

the wild raspberry said...

these look fabulous!!!
chasity

ceekay said...

This is such a good idea. My magazine boxes are so blah....but I have to have them. Great idea!

Jann said...

What a great idea, and I love that beautiful stamp you used! Thanks for sharing!

Omah's Helping Hands said...

I'm so glad I came here via Susan's blog "Between Naps on the Porch." I love this idea! Now I have to get busy. I'll be back to see more, as your blog is just what I've been looking for!

Diane @ Four Paws and Co said...

Terrific idea! I have some gray ones that may now have a new life! Thanks for the great post! ☺ Diane