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Saturday, July 9, 2011

THESE PAINT YOUR ORDINARY NOTEPADS

so...when attempting to clean my crafting cave...i came across a buttload of paintchips...not sure how i ended up with so many...but figured it was time to put some to use...got to thinking of ideas...and these little notepads came to mind!...

paintchip notebooks

with the help of my zutter bind it all i whipped these up in no time!...the front is one of my many paintchips...the middle...copier paper cut to match the size...the back...some chipboard also cut to size....punched holes in everything...then cut my wires for the binding and went to town!...

paintchip notebooks...

the paintchips i used were 4" inches by 5" inches...so they make nice sized notepads...sad thing...is even if i made a hundred these little rainbow cuties...i'd still have paintchips leftover...yeah...told you i had a buttload!....lol...

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44 comments:

  1. SharlaJuly 9, 2011 at 6:08 PM

    Oh my goodness, those are so cute and so very clever!!

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  2. AmyJuly 9, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Love, love, LOVE this idea!

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  3. LiliJuly 9, 2011 at 6:21 PM

    Carrie, your ideas are super fantabulous!! TFS...:)

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  4. JeanJuly 9, 2011 at 8:28 PM

    These are really cute. I have a ton of paintchips and never can figure out any uses for them.

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  5. HeatherJuly 9, 2011 at 9:58 PM

    Totally cute idea!!! TFS I am going to keep my eyes open for some of these bigger sized paint chips.

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  6. Nadia (WithGlitteringEyes.blogspot.com)July 10, 2011 at 9:57 AM

    Fantastic idea! Pinning it now!

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  7. JackieJuly 10, 2011 at 10:19 AM

    Holy Moly you are a crafting genius! I would never have seen paint chips and thought to make mini note books out of them - but NOW every time I see paint chips I'll think of you and mini notebooks!

    Since you have so many, maybe you could do a little giveaway! You can challenge the recipients to make something creative and send you pictures!
    Your creativity is infectious!

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  8. Marie@Procrastinating in PinkJuly 10, 2011 at 7:51 PM

    Such a cute and creative idea! LOVE it! :) Aren't you glad you are a paint chip hoarder! lol!

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  9. L.B.July 10, 2011 at 10:18 PM

    Is it wrong I want to go to the hardware store to get paint samples now??? Fun idea

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  10. All Things FeeJuly 11, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Love Love love these! Wish I had a binder to whip some up!

    Would love for you to share at Calling all Crafters!
    http://allthingsfee.blogspot.com/2011/07/calling-all-crafters-15th-edition.html

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  11. Danka DooJuly 11, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Too darn cute....makes me want to go buy a Bind It All...

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  12. Danka DooJuly 11, 2011 at 10:43 AM

    Too darn cute....makes me want to go buy a Bind It All...

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  13. KraftychickJuly 11, 2011 at 11:37 AM

    SUPER IDEA!! I also have an entire box of paint chips - what was I going to do with them? I just don't remember - now this is a great idea!!

    Thanks,
    Jackie

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  14. UnknownJuly 11, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Cute idea!! Very clever!

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  15. AshleyJuly 11, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    SOOO cute, i love them:)
    http://jaysonandashley.blogspot.com/

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  16. AlyssaJuly 12, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    These are so fun! Great job!

    Alyssa @ http://sweetsewnstitches.blogspot.com/

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  17. CarolynJuly 12, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    These are great - the best use of paint chips that I've seen! If you have a moment, I would love for you to share this project on my Inspiration Board.
    http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2011/07/inspiration-board-link-party_12.html
    Thanks for the inspiration.
    carolyn | homework

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  18. AmandaJuly 12, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Love it! I so enjoy your ideas!

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  19. keshapoohJuly 13, 2011 at 3:32 AM

    What a wonderful idea.

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  20. Kelli WJuly 13, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    Those are so cute! I love all the fun things you can make with free paint chips:)

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  21. Cap CreationsJuly 13, 2011 at 1:51 PM

    So creative and fun looking! I love then and have a son that would love them too. He loves all things notebook!

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  22. Ela@NewFamilyOnTheBlock.comJuly 13, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    Very creative and really pretty! I think they would make great gifts. Thanks for linking up!

    -Ela

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  23. MimiJuly 13, 2011 at 6:53 PM

    These are so fun! Thanks for sharing at Hoo's Got Talent. I love seeing paint chip crafts - always such beautiful colors!

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  24. c.w.frostingJuly 13, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Very cute & so creative. I love pretty paper ideas!

    -caroline @ c.w.frosting

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  25. Kirsten @ Mushki LovesJuly 14, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    I LOVE this idea! I'm a paint chip lover! I am your newest follower! I would love it if you stopped by and became mine!

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  26. JamieJuly 14, 2011 at 7:57 AM

    these are incredible!!!! I have a painting business and always take notes when I'm with a client... how fun to write my notes in something like this. GREAT work.

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  27. UnknownJuly 15, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    This is sooo cute!! I have a friend that decorates, I will have to make this for her.

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  28. Jennifer DawnJuly 15, 2011 at 7:53 AM

    Very cute! I have seen so many crafts lately using the paint chips. Love it!

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  29. JenniferJuly 15, 2011 at 8:21 AM

    Carrie - I love these!! So creative and adorable - I pinned this to make later, and I featured you today in my Friday I'm In Love Favorites.

    http://socialsalutations.blogspot.com/2011/07/friday-im-in-love.html

    xoxo

    Jenn @ Social Salutations

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  30. UnknownJuly 15, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    These are so totally clever. Love the title of the post as well ;)

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  31. JanelleJuly 15, 2011 at 10:53 AM

    That is a very cute idea and colorful too. Would make really nice teacher gifts as well.

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  32. AnonymousJuly 15, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    Nice idea! I have a drawer full of paint chips too...oh my!

    Andrea
    www.addicted2tutes.blogspot.com

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  33. Carol, The Answer Is ChocolateJuly 16, 2011 at 11:22 AM

    Fantastic idea but now there's yet another craft tool I'm going to want! That binderall thingy could come in pretty handy. Thanks so much for linking up to this week's BFF Open House!

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  34. - - Sheryl - -July 17, 2011 at 6:43 AM

    cute - I saw these on another site and they are on my to make list!

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  35. AnonymousJuly 18, 2011 at 1:23 PM

    This is an amazing idea!! Thanks for sharing. I am a new follower.
    hugs
    Deanne
    http://deannescreativejuice.blogspot.com/

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  36. SwedieJuly 22, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    A nice way to use them up, and they make colorful notebooks.

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  37. AmandaJuly 23, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Love this use of paint chips! I've featured this post on Craft Gossip here:
    http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/paint-chip-note-pads/

    If you would like a "featured by" button, you can grab one here:
    http://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/grab-a-craft-gossip-button/

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  38. MicheleJuly 23, 2011 at 10:37 PM

    super cute and fun!

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  39. CinJuly 24, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Oh Bean!!!! These are just too STINKIN CUTE!!!!!

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  40. Carolyn/MamaCAugust 3, 2011 at 6:00 AM

    Now, aren't you the craftest person around!! What a great idea!

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  41. scrapsnsuch@gmail.comAugust 17, 2011 at 8:19 AM

    Oh my, these are so cute!!! I want to go buy a binding machine so I can make my own!!!

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  42. AprilOctober 14, 2011 at 12:05 PM

    MORE paint chip ideas please!! I just grabbed a ton of them. I have some ideas, but more can't hurt!

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  43. aditiMarch 25, 2012 at 10:21 AM

    OMG more ideas!! i LOVE paint chips...if i could have a ton of "paint chipped" things in my room it would be heaven! <3 <3 <3

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  44. ririMarch 8, 2013 at 9:35 AM

    great idea...love it!

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