Monday Makeover ...

On Friday, I showed you one of my recent "fun finds", a vintage letterpress tray. Now, you get to see what I've done with it!

This is the pinterest idea that started it all ...

Can I just say how much I like the sailor scoping out the area with his monocular? And I love the punk guitar player with his pink mohawk. They both make me smile. We are Lego Maniacs around here. Love, love, love them. :)

I really loved this idea blogged by Kirsty Colquin on her pinterest project blog (365 Days of Pinterest Creations). She saw the idea somewhere else and wrote a great tutorial on how to make it. It's fantastic! Who doesn't want to display their favorite minifigures? I know my kids do! So, I was really motivated to work on this, until I noticed comments about needing a certain type of glue, which is hard to find. I absolutely adore this project, but I did NOT want it to be hard for me to do. I like easy solutions! I also needed to get frames AND the kids wanted the same color blocks for the stands. We have a LOT of Legos in this house. We could probably build a new addition on our house with the number of Legos we have, but no one wanted to sacrifice that many bricks from their stash if they were going to be permanently glued to the board. So, this project was out, and I was back to square one.

Enter the letterpress drawer! It finally dawned on me that one of these just might work. So, I had Phillip grab some minifigs and check to see if they'd fit. Here he is, hard at work!

After we figured out this would work, both kids got to work ...

Suki and I also contributed. She took a nap while they worked, and then she cuddled up to me and gave me blogging support while I wrote. She really tries to be helpful. ;)

The kids finished working on it Sunday, and I really love how it turned out! Here it is ...

What do you think? How fun is this project? I think it turned out great! The kids even sacrificed some of their blocks to make the pedestals. They can change up the arrangement whenever they want. It was easy, didn't cost me anything extra, and the kids are really happy with it. This mama is happy too!

Pinterest is a wonderful tool. I'm addicted, remember? However, if I went out and bought all the materials for all the projects I wanted to do, it would NOT be a good thing. Instead of rushing out to the store or going online to find stuff, I took a little time, thought outside the box, and found a solution in my own home. Saving the money and making do with what I already have is a much easier, more effective solution. Next time you see something you'd love to do, try to think of another way to make it happen. You may have the materials you already need right in your own home.

Until next time, let's try to keep it simple ...

Joyce


P.S. Since we're talking Legos and it's Valentine's Day later in the week, here's a super sweet and easy project I'd like to share with you. It only takes two items, and, if you have Lego freaks at your house like I do, you may have the materials you need right this very moment ...

Super easy, super fast, and super cute! This little heart would be adorable on a key chain, necklace, zipper pull, or bracelet. And who doesn't need a couple cheery red Legos around to make them smile? :)