Thrift Shop Project and Nephews

This is about a thrift shop project and nephews.

One wonderful thing about working from home is being able to spend time with family when they visit.  This past week my sister and two nephews, James and Alexander came up the mountain for a visit.

I love working with the kids on projects.  Keeps them busy and entertained…and I can get the pile of ideas finished.

Today is Thrift Shop Monday!

This is a bit dated cork board I found at a thrift shop in January.

Then left it in a closet. :/

So, this week James 14 and Alexander 5 took it out and gave it the update it needed.

The cork board was well used.  So to hide that a Greek key was added with a stencil and craft paint.

We took out the dated picture, cut a piece of MDF {medium density fiberboard} the same size of the glass.

Alexander added chalkboard paint to his painting skills on the MDF.

We just lightly taped the stencil to the cork board.

Alexander then primed the chalkboard getting it ready to take on the chalk drawings.

The frame was painted with a navy blue acrylic paint.  This part was a blast.

Many hands and paintbrushes everywhere.

Ready for them to take home.

A little better for for the times, don’t you think?