Monica, of Monica Wants It, is a gal after my own heart… taking budget busting inspiration, and getting creative to make her own version for a fraction of the cost!

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A couple of years ago, I had my eye on some new canisters for the master bathroom, but I knew eventually we’d be doing a major reno project and wanted to hold off on buying new canisters until then {we finally got around to that graphic glam bathroom makeover this spring}. Since I wasn’t ready to spend any money at that time, I decided to dress up my existing canisters with something I already had on hand – silver washi tape.

I created stripes on the canisters using the washi tape – with each piece of tape overlaping slightly in the back.  I ensured that each stripe started and ended in the same place, allowing me to turn the overlaps out of view.

And when I was done – less than five minutes later – my canisters had a whole new look!

I used them in the bathroom for two years after adding the washi tape, and it never peeled off. They looked just now as they did then. I’m no longer using them in the bathroom {because they were replaced with new beauties from CB2}, but I’ve relocated themto my husband’s closet where we’re using them to store collar stays and similar small items.

Last fall when I was planning our laundry closet makeover, I had visions of black and white stripes dancing in my head, but since the laundry closet doesn’t have a lot of room for decor, I had to find ways to incorporate the stripes into my functional items.

I started by adding some striped washi tape to the edges of the shelves {be sure to read that tutorial if you want to try it, because they’re is a trick to getting it to stick!}

I also added the same black and white striped washi tape to two different sets of canisters to create stylish storage for all of my laundry room essentials.

First up, I bought 8 BURKEN jars with lids from IKEA for the bargain price of $2.99 each. I compared my roll of washi tape the jar lid and determined it was exactly the same width. I love when things work out that way! I quickly added one strip of washi tape around the top of each jar.

I love the way that, with the addition of the washi tape, these canisters now coordinate perfectly with my lidded, striped jute basket, which serves as a lint collector. If you are looking for other laundry closet storage solutions, I have got lots of tips and tricks.

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Let’s take a closer look at each of these fast and fun five minute craft projects…

DIY Metallic Geometric Vases by The Craft Patch

Embroidery Hoop Cork Memo Boards from The Casual Craftlete

Leather Key Fob by Fynes Designs

Super Simple DIY Glitter Phone Case from Persia Lou

Five Step Terrarium from Designers Sweet Spot

Pom Pom Picture Holder by Persia Lou

Faux Succulent Centerpiece from Run to Radiance

Chalkboard Wrapped Drink Jars by Lemon Thistle

Paper Loop Flowers from Summer Scraps

Rope Wrapped Cans from FrugElegance

Handmade Card for Any Occasion from The Craft Blog Stalker

Foam Stamped Box Project from The Robins Nest Designs

DIY Flower Cabochon Ring from Is This Really My Life

Kleenex Holder Simple Sewing Project from Hello Creative Family

Flip Flop Makeover {Video Tutorial} from U-Create Crafts

Can you believe how many cool things you can make in just five minutes?! Please pin the individual projects from their original sources, but feel free to pin the round-up image below.

Have a great weekend everyone! And if you want to see a little behind the scenes action of what’s going on at the SNAP conference, follow me on Facebook and Instagram. 

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Acrylic trays are HOT right now. I see them in just about every catalog I get in the mail, like these from West Elm and CB2. They are all gorgeous, but with price tags between $30-50, I just couldn’t bring myself to spend the money.

But then, last spring, I bought an acrylic box frame to frame a photo, and as I laid it down to insert he photo, I realized that it looked exactly like an acrylic tray. So, on my next trip to Michaels, I picked up two more acrylic box frames – an 8×10 for $3.99 and an 8.5×11 for $4.99 {you can also find lots of other sizes of acrylic box frames on Amazon}.

The acrylic box frames are intended to stand up right with a photo inside, but with the photo removed, laying down, the frame becomes a great knock-off for a high dollar acrylic tray.

I wanted my tray to have some personality, but I also wanted to be able to update and reimagine it for each holiday or season. I picked a brightly colored piece of 12×12 scrapbook paper from my craft stash.

Since the paper was larger than the 8.5×11″ frame, I needed to cut the paper to size. I laid the tray on top of the paper so that I could decide what portion of the design I wanted to use, then used a pencil to trace the outside of the tray on to the paper and cut it out. {Note that if you want to place paper inside the tray, you should instead trace the cardboard insert that comes with the frame, rather than the tracing the outside of the tray, in order make the paper fit in correctly.}

Because I want to be able to frequently restyle this tray, I simply affixed the paper to the bottom of the tray using a few strips of double sided Scotch tape {one in each corner}.

By placing the paper on the underside of the tray, the paper is protected and will stay looking nice no matter what I put inside the tray.

Of course, scrapbook paper is just one way you can style a DIY acrylic frame. The options endless!

Last spring, I also created a tray to hold our tv remote and coasters on the coffee table shelf in our living room, and an 8×10 frame was just the right size. I added some gold and teal polka dot stickers.

When I spread out the sheets of polka dots to get an idea of how many would fit on the tray, I realized that the sheet of polka dots worked great as a template for perfectly spacing the dots on the tray.

I laid the tray on top of the teal polka dots and placed the gold polka dots on the tray in line with the dots below.

It tray tucks neatly on the shelf of the coffee table, in between our stacks of art books. {My real art books, collected from museums around the world, have been temporarily replaced with kid-friendly board books about famous artists}.

Less than minutes, less than $5, and the style can be updated anytime. That’s my kind of project!!

How would you style your acrylic tray?

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Place the flat side of a foam brush into the paint, ensuring that some of each color will be on the brush. Then drag the foam brush forward to load paint onto it.

Then drag the foam brush across the paper to create a band of all three colors.

This super simple, modern painting was the perfect addition to our sideboard! It adds a bright and bold touch to our spring and summer decor, and it just plain makes me smile!

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The Anchor Center obviously needed some anchor ornaments for their new Christmas tree, so my mom and I started brainstorming DIY options, but since we were on a very short timeline, it had to be super quick and easy!

The foam sheets are thin enough to be easily punched – and best of all, very little if any glitter comes of when you cut and punch the sheets. I love the look of glitter, but it sure can be sure a pain to work with – so to get the look without the mess is a huge bonus in my book!

The punch cut through the foam with nice, smooth edges. It takes a decent amount of pressure to press down on the punch, but my boys loved helping by pressing down on top of my hand. Despite being quite thin, the foam backing provides just enough stability for the anchors to hold their shape perfectly.

I was able to punch an entire sheet of anchors in just a couple of minutes. The shape of the anchor lends itself perfectly to becoming an ornament because of the whole at the top, but you could easily use a regular hole punch to add a hole to the top of any other shape.

Once all of the anchors were cut out, I grabbed some left over gold thread and cut six inch lengths that I tied onto the ornaments to make the ready to hang on the tree.

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Peacock feathers are one of my favorite ways to add some unexpected color to a fall table, so last year I created these hand stamped peacock feather place cards.

I love the modern simplicity of these quick painted place cards from Hey There, Home! She also shows you how to make those fabulous concrete place card holders.

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