Back to Lovin' It!!

Man, am I ever back in the DIY swing of things! And all because of this:

My preeecccccioooussssss!

Now to the backstory on this whole thing. Months ago, when I was first engaged and looking on Pinterest for every find on the internet, I stumbled across this gem someone had pinned from Etsy.

Magnetic escort board, complete with button magnets. I know. I fell in love too. From here.

I fell in love. And not that "oh it's nice love", but that "OMGZ! I MUST SHOW THIS TO EVERYONE I KNOW SO THEY CAN BASK IN ITS GLORY!!!" love. In fact, I did show it to everyone I knew. And do you know what they all said? All of them said something to the effect of "Great seller, cool store, but that's almost $400 Canadian for the frame and shipping."

Hello reality check, goodbye my first love.

But I'm a DIY'er, so you know I was gonna kill it hard, which led to at least 10-15 different (and failed) trips to thrift stores, and 6 weekends of garage sale shopping. So today, when I saw this gem, Mr. Sunshine cringed a little and I went YES! He couldn't see past the horrible gold and ornate shape, while all I could see was white and black. Cream and black? White and grey? The rest was to be determined.

So, with my reveal coming up in the days to follow (spray painting takes time!), here is a quick breakdown of the cost of this beauty...

Mirror: $15 (I talked them down from $20. It was after 9am, after all!)
Krylon chalkboard spray paint: $7.50 (Michaels with coupon.... but later saw it for $5.99 at Canadian Tire!)
Kryon magnetic spray paint: $7.50 (Michael's with coupon) PLEASE READ MY HORRIBLE REVIEW AND FIND A BETTER OPTION FOR YOU!
Spray Paint Primer: $8
Cream Spray Paint: $5.50

TOTAL COST: $43.50

With that sounding high, keep in mind I have at least a half bottle of magnet paint and will have at least a half bottle of chalkboard paint left, as well as an AWESOME chalkboard/magnet frame we can hang on our wall!

Anyone else copy a design to be cheap ... er... frugal?

~Miss. Sunshine