Chalkboard Initials

My sister needed some initials to personalize her dorm room, and I wanted to try something new. Chalkboard initials it is!  If you'll forgive my less than outstanding chalk doodles, I think they turned out really well.  (That is the beauty of chalkboard finish, though.  Just wipe down, and redecorate.)
A word of advice to those who are experimenting with chalkboard finish:  Try the spray paint variety for a smoother finish.  I painted with a sponge brush and still had stroke marks.

  

Spare Grocery Bag Container

Still love Pinterest. I stumbled across this handy dandy tutorial on the pinboards. Some people in this world are far more clever than I, and lucky for me they post their genius ideas for the world to see.  We have need for grocery bags everywhere in the house, namely because bedroom and bathroom trashcans need liners.  I thought my mother was clever for rolling up extra grocery bags really tight and stuffing them in old Kleenex boxes, but this is a zillion times better.  And cuter.  I will be making one for the laundry room and the bathroom and the car.....