Tuesday Link Party #20

I am so glad you are here at If It's Not Baroque Tuesday Link Party.  I hope you have fun linking up your projects and gathering inspiration.

I have been busy finishing up my office/craft room and will finally get to show you all my hard work tomorrow.  So, I hope you will come back to see it.

Some party rules:

*Please follow If It's Not Baroque via Google Friend Connect
(if not on blogger follow through email or Linky Followers)

*Please link to a specific post not just your blog
(Must be home decor related - DIY projects, room transformations, and any other home related decorating)

*Link up as many projects as you want, old or new.  As long as you haven't linked it here before.

*Please do not link up giveaways, Etsy shops or other link parties.

*Please, please, please put a link back to my blog.  I am helping you get more exposure, please help me get some exposure. 

(use the button above or a text link)

*Please visit some of the other links 

Every week, I will pick a few of the links that I like the most and will feature them before the next party.

Link Party # 19 Features

Hello everyone.  It is my very favorite time of the week again.  Picking my favorites from the link party never gets old.  If you are looking for inspiration for your next project, look no further.  These projects are truly inspiring.  Enjoy! 

Lamp Makeover by Rain on a Tin Roof

Pallet Bed and Headboard by The Pink Lab

DIY Paint Chip Art by Between Weekdays

Painted Wine Bottles by The Vintage Jar

Master Bedroom Reveal by Living Beautifully

If you have been featured, please grab my button. (You can now find the button code in the tab above).

Since I finally signed up for Pinterest, I will be pinning all my features on my Pinterest page.

Thank you to everyone who linked up.  I hope you all come back later today for another link party.  Have a great day.

Tuesday Link Party #19

I am so glad you are here at If It's Not Baroque Tuesday Link Party.  I hope you have fun linking up your projects and gathering inspiration.

In case you missed it, this is what I have been up to since the last party.

Dry Erase Board Desks

The Coolest Thing I've Learned from the Internet

Some party rules:

*Please follow If It's Not Baroque via Google Friend Connect
(if not on blogger follow through email or Linky Followers)

*Please link to a specific post not just your blog
(Must be home decor related - DIY projects, room transformations, and any other home related decorating)

*Link up as many projects as you want, old or new.  As long as you haven't linked it here before.

*Please do not link up giveaways, Etsy shops or other link parties.

*Please, please, please put a link back to my blog.  I am helping you get more exposure, please help me get some exposure. 

(use the button above or a text link)

*Please visit some of the other links 

Every week, I will pick a few of the links that I like the most and will feature them before the next party.

Link Party #18 Features

It is my favorite time of the week.  Showcasing my favorites from last week's link party is always so much fun.  I still can't believe how many creative and talented people are out there in blogland.

Ikea Bar Stools by Now At Home Mom

Potted Garden Wall by Gingerly Made

Chair Makeover by A Delightful Place To Dwell

Instagram Display with Pants Hangers by May Richer Fuller Be

Succulent Centerpiece by With A Blast

If you have been featured, please grab my button. (You can now find the button code in the tab above).

Since I finally signed up for Pinterest, I will be pinning all my features on my Pinterest page.

Thank you to everyone who linked up.  I hope you all come back later today for another link party.  Have a great day.

The Coolest Thing I've Learned on the Internet

I have my "tom boy" tendencies, but I am a girly girl as well.  I love blingy sparkly things like any other girl out there.  So it is no surprise that I love crystals on anything.  

As much as I love them clear, I sometimes wish I could change their color without making them opaque.  So I googled it and lo and behold you can change the color and still have it been translucent.

Some of you may know this little trick, but I did not and I wanted everyone to know about it.

How to take a crystal knob from this.

To this.

With only this.

I was skeptical at first.  I thought that it would only be temporary, but I did a test with an extra crystal pendant from a recent project several days ago and it is permanently red now.

Just go over the whole thing with the marker and viola.  Instant color change.

This would work with anything crystal even jewelry.  How cool is that?

I bought 3 clear crystal knobs from Hobby Lobby for an upcoming project that I wanted to be red.  Here they are after the sharpie treatment.

I just love this idea.  It is by far the coolest thing I have learned how to do on the internet.  How did we learn anything before the internet?

I'm linking up to these parties: Craft-O-Maniac, Claire Justine OxOx, I Gotta Try That, DIY Home Sweet Home, The Dedicated House, Skip To My Lou,Creating My Way to Success, Serendipity and Spice, Lines Across, Between Naps on the Porch, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Making the World Cuter, Say Not Sweet Anne, Pinkapotamus, Our Delightful Home, Mad In Crafts, Crafty Texas Girls, Artsy Chicks Rule, The Gunny Sack, Crafty Confessions, Home Stories A to Z, Adventures of a DIY Mom, Sugar Bee Crafts, A Stroll Thru Life, House on the Way, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Kathe with an E, Hope Studios, The Owl Skull, Blackberry Vine, Coastal Charm, The Winthrop Chronicles, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, Salt Tree, Chef In Training, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Todays Creative Blog, Homework, Ladybug Blessings, Sweet Little Gals, Not Just a Housewife, The DIY Dreamer, A Diamond In The Stuff, Clean and Scentsible, Lil Luna, Made to Be a Momma, Romance on a Dime, Sew Much Ado, Twin Dragonfly Designs, Hickory Trail, First Home Love Life, Sarah Lynn's Sweets, Real Housewives of Riverton, Snap Creativity, Adorned from Above, The Trendy Treehouse, Someday Crafts, Sugar and Dots, Rae Gun Ramblings, Lady Behind the Curtain, DIY by Design, Free Pretty Things, Southern Lovely, The NY Melrose Family, Savvy Southern Style, Ginger Snap Crafts, Seven Thirty Three, My Girlish Whims, Polkadots on Parade, A Creative Princess, Green Willow Pond, Yesterday on Tuesday, What's Cooking, Love, I Gotta Create, House of Hepworths, Two Yellow Birds Decor, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Live Laugh Rowe, The 36th Avenue, The Crafty Blog Stalker, No Minimalist Here, Katherines Corner, Suzys Sitcom, Domesblissity, Seven Alive, Somewhat Simple, Mom on Timeout, A Glimpse Inside, Domestic Superhero, Gingerly Made, Reasons to Skip House Work, Living Well Spending Less, Made In a Day, All Things With Purpose, Finding Fabulous, My Repurposed Life, 504 Main, Redoux Interiors, Craftionary, See Vanessa Craft, Liz Marie Blog, Chic on a Shoestring, Shabby Nest, Happy Hour Projects, Whipperberry, Truly Lovely, Serenity Now, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Bacon Time, Just Us Four, Five Days 5 Ways, Young and Crafty, Tatertots and Jello, French Country Cottage, What About, Create Craft Love, Thirty Handmade Days, Cheerios and Lattes, Embracing Change, Funky Junk Interiors, Six Sisters Stuff, It's Overflowing, Serenity You, Be Different Act Normal, Too Much Time, Classy Clutter, I Heart Naptime, A Lived in Home, Twigg Studios, Flamingo Toes, DIY Showoff, It's So Very Cheri, I Should Be Mopping the Floor, To Sew With Love, Sew Can Do, Alderberry Hill, Homemaker on a Dime, By Stephanie Lynn,                                               

Dry Erase Board Desks for Less

I am back inside today to show you another project from my office/craft room.

When I bought this Expedit desk from Ikea, it looked like this.

Ikea

I bought it in black, but decided to paint it another color.  So I did.  Then I changed my mind and painted it white.  Then I thought maybe I could try out that idea paint and make it a dry erase board.  It is a cool idea, but $30 for a small amount of paint is a little too expensive for me.  Plus, I wanted to paint all 3 of the desks that are in my office and I wasn't sure one can was enough.  So, after a little more research on the web I found out that thrifty white board paneling can be used as a dry erase board too.  Off to Home Depot I went.

 

The price may vary at different stores.  I am not sure.  But $12 to cover 3 desk tops was definitely in my price range.  

Home Depot will even cut it for you.  I gave them the dimensions for the 3 desks I had and they cut it at no extra charge.

Bring them home and put them in place and you are done.  The board I added to the side was attached with Loctite Power Grab.

I put a calendar on the side and a to do list and shopping list on the top.

This is my husband's desk.  He can write notes down on the desk top when he is on the phone.  Phone numbers, appointments, etc.

This is my desk.  I write down songs that I want to buy and amounts I want to remember.  It is very handy.

I'm linking up to these parties: Whipperberry, Truly Lovely, Crafty Scrappy Happy, Bacon Time, Just Us Four, Five Days 5 Ways, Young and Crafty, Miss Mustard Seed, What About, Thirty Handmade Days, Create Craft Love, French Country Cottage, Gingerly Made, Tatertots and Jello, Six Sisters Stuff, Funky Junk Interiors, Cheerios and Lattes, It's Overflowing, Serenity You, Too Much Time, Be Different Act Normal, Classy Clutter, To Sew With Love, I Heart Nap Time, A Lived In Home, Nifty Thrifty Things, Twigg Studios, DIY Showoff, Flamingo Toes, It's So Very Cheri, I Should Be Mopping The Floor, Sew Can Do, Alderberry Hill, Homemaker on a Dime, By Stephanie Lynn, Craft-O-Maniac, Claire Justine OxOx, I Gotta Try That, DIY Home Sweet Home, The Dedicated House, Skip To My Lou, Creating My Way to Success, Serendipity and Spice, Lines Across, Between Naps on the Porch, Sumo's Sweet Stuff, Making the World Cuter, Say Not Sweet Anne, Pinkapotamus, Our Delightful Home, Mad In Crafts, Crafty Texas Girls, Artsy Chicks Rule, The Gunny Sack, Crafty Confessions, Home Stories A to Z, Adventures of a DIY Mom, Sugar Bee Crafts, A Stroll Thru Life, House on the Way, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Kathe with an E, Hope Studios, The Owl Skull, Blackberry Vine, Coastal Charm, The Winthrop Chronicles, Funky Polkadot Giraffe, Salt Tree, Chef In Training, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Today's Creative Blog, Homework, Ladybug Blessings, Sweet Little Gals, Not Just a Housewife, The DIY Dreamer, A Diamond in the Stuff, Clean and Scentsible, Lil Luna, Made to be a Momma, Romance on a Dime, So Much Ado, Twin Dragonfly Designs, Hickory Trail, First Home Love Life, Sarah Lynn's Sweet, Real Housewives of Riverton, Snap Creativity, Adorned from Above, Someday Crafts, Trendy Treehouse, Sugar and Dots, Rae Gun Ramblings, Lady Behind the Curtain, DIY by Design, Free Pretty Things, Southern Lovely, The NY Melorse Family, Savvy Southern Style, Ginger Snap Crafts, Seven Thirty Three, My Girlish Whims, Polkadots on Parade, A Creative Princess, Green Willow Pond, Yesterday on Tuesday, What's Cooking, Love, I Gotta Create, House of Hepworths, Two Yellow Birds Decor, The Shabby Creek Cottage, Live Laugh Rowe, The 36th Avenue, The Crafty Blog Stalker, No Minimalist Here, Suzys Sitcom, Katherines Corner, Domesblissity, Seven Alive, Somewhat Simple, Mom On Timeout, A Glimpse Inside, Domestic Superhero, Reasons to Skip House Work, Living Well Spending Less, Made In a Day, All things with Purpose, Finding Fabulous, My Repurposed Life, 504 Main, Redoux Interiors, Craftionary, See Vanessa Craft, Liz Marie Blog, Chic on a Shoestring, Shabby Nest, Happy Hour Projects, Embracing Change,                                                 

Tuesday Link Party #18

I am so glad you are here at If It's Not Baroque Tuesday Link Party.  I hope you have fun linking up your projects and gathering inspiration.

In case you missed it, this is what I have been up to since the last party.

DIY Ombre Art Expedit Doors

Some party rules:

*Please follow If It's Not Baroque via Google Friend Connect
(if not on blogger follow through email or Linky Followers)

*Please link to a specific post not just your blog
(Must be home decor related - DIY projects, room transformations, and any other home related decorating)

*Link up as many projects as you want, old or new.  As long as you haven't linked it here before.

*Please do not link up giveaways, Etsy shops or other link parties.

*Please, please, please put a link back to my blog.  I am helping you get more exposure, please help me get some exposure. 

(use the button above or a text link)

*Please visit some of the other links 

Every week, I will pick a few of the links that I like the most and will feature them before the next party.