"From This To That" Locker Week Day: 5

  Welcome to finale "From This To That" Locker Week Day. This will be the last post in this series, but never fear, I will post more locker DIY's through out the year! To conclude I would like to show you how to create simple yet beautiful locker magnets. Here is what I started with:

These were just plain magnets that I thought would be dry erase, turns out they weren't! Here is some other supplies:

I Used:

• Magnets, (shown above.)
• Your favorite paper
• Jewels
• Butterfly punches, ( I used a Stampin' Up! punches.)
• Ribbon

For this tutorial, I am not going to step by step, since most of the design is self explanatory. Here is what I came up with: 

Thank you so much for joining my locker "From This To That" week, keep checking back for more crafts, school project tips, and much much more!

-Cait

"From This To That" Locker Week: Day 4

  Welcome to another "From This To That". 
As you know, this is Locker Week: Day 4. To keep the creative fun coming I'm going to show you how to create a magnetic board. This is what I started with.

Supplies:

• Old white board (or just cardboard.)
• Your favorite patterned paper. 
• Magnetic tape (found at most craft stores)

First, I would just like to mention that you don't need at white board to start with. I recommend it, since I'm not the best at cutting cardboard. Although if you do use cardboard, cut to the dimensions you'd like, and it will work just the same. Mine was 11" x 8" inches, so I cut my paper accordingly. Next I added a strip of paper to the top, (actually several thin pieces,) that was 11" x 2 1/2" inches. I glued it all together and then added magnets to the back. And then you have a pretty, new and improved board!

Thanks for reading!

-Cait

Locker "From This To That" Week: Day 3

     
                Welcome to "From This To That" Locker Week: Day 3! Today I'm going to show you how to turn a Dollar Tree weekly calendar into another magnetic work of art.

     Supplies I used:

• Calendar
• Card stock (one 5" x 12" piece)                                                                                                                                                               I glued the card stock onto the calendar. Be careful not to pick a pattern that clashes with the rest of your locker decorations.

 Simple elegance that's my motto. Perfectly shown here, enjoyed our project today? Check back tomorrow for more.

Locker "From This To That" Week: Day 2

                Welcome to "From This To That" Locker Week: Day Two! Today I'm going to show how to alter a regular locker mirror into a pretty magnetic frame. I did this because my mirror was cheap and didn't work very well. I will also show you how to create the same products out of cardboard and magnets. 

                                         

     Supplies I used:

• Locker mirror (standard is 6 1/2 x 8) 
• Card stock (two 8" x 1" pieces, two 6 1/2 x 1" pieces, one 5 3/4 x 4 1/2" piece.)

     I took the two 8" x 1" pieces and two 6 1/2 x 1" pieces then glued the card stock to the mirror edges. Then take the 5 3/4 x 4 1/2" piece and inserted where the mirror usually is. And Presto! You changed a cheap, store bought mirror into a beautiful handmade frame. Here is mine:

My friend +Sarah Ray created one simply by using cardboard. Instead of a mirror the cardboard was her base. She used all the same sized pieces but glued them onto cardboard instead of the mirror. This is a simple and inexpensive way to create a locker frame. The biggest difference between hers and mine is that she needed to add magnets to the back of her project. Here is hers, unfortunately it turned out sideways: 

Thanks for reading today's Locker "From This To That". 

-Cait and +Sarah Ray 

Locker "From This To That" Week: Day One

Welcome to "From This To That" Locker Week: Day One!

Today I am going to show examples of locker shelves! Like any "From This To That" I will show what the beginning product looked like, and what the finisheing product is. Don't settle for a boring black shelf, pick your favorite paper and ribbon and decorate! Here is a picture of what I started with:

Here is what you will need:

• A locker Shelf ( mine is 11" x 10", but they vary)
• Your favorite paper ( I choose a sheet of 12" x 12" and cut it down)
• Ribbon ( Something wide see mine for example)
• Cardboard ( Don't worry about what it looks like, it will all be covered.)

I first took a ruler and found that my shelf was 10" x 11". I then cut my cardboard and cut it a little shorter then I wanted it to turn out, ( in my case 10" x 11".) I covered the shelf so that little things cant slip through, in the original picture you can see all the holes. I cut my paper exactly the size I wanted it, not worrying about cardboard showing, since I already knew it was shorter the the paper. I then cut another sheet of paper, (but you could use the same 12" x 12" sheet, and cut 1" x 11". I glued it all together using wide ribbon to cover the glue. I also used the ribbon so that my paper could create a flap over the side of my locker shelf! Here is what mine looks like:   

And this is how my friend +Sarah Ray's shelf turned out:

Her's is very close to mine, other then the size difference, the only change is that instead of ribbon, she scored her paper to create her flap. It is simpler, yet I feel it pops less. It lacks the dimension that the ribbon creates. Other the that I love the colors and the pattern. 

Thanks for stopping by! -Cait and +Sarah Ray