Pottery Barn Knockoff | Chalkboard Labels

by Maggie Lois

Hey y'all! Now that Valentine's Day is over I'm switching my focus to get back on the organizing train. This past November I purchased this entertainment center from Wayfair.com because I loved all the storage options and I wanted something more Pottery Barn- esque than what I was working with before.
Corey and I absolutely love it, and I love even more that I didn't have to spend $3k to get a nice looking entertainment center. I bought the baskets from Target and they are currently housing random junk, eventually I'll get down to organizing them but before I did that I decided to make some labels first.
I love these Sabrina Basket Chalkboard Labels from Pottery Barn Kids, but not enough to spend $10 each.
$40 for chalkboard labels, um no.
While on one of my many lunch break Michael's trips I strolled through their new isle with all sorts of cute chalkboard things and found these cute mini easels. I didn't need mini chalkboard easels but I thought if I could flex some of these muscles I could pull the easel part off, drill some holes and then bam. I'd have chalkboard labels.

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Here's what you'll need:

- Chalkboard easels (Michael's, on sale for $2.09/each)

- 1 Screw (Big enough to create a hole for the twine to get through)

- Hammer

- Screw Driver

- Twine

1. Remove the easel, they're pretty easy to pull apart.

2. Check out that demo.

3. Next I measured the chalkboard label and used a pen to make a mark in the middle for the hole.

4. I think it would've been easier to create the hole using a drill but I couldn't find Corey's anywhere so I improvised using a screw and a hammer. I am aware screws and hammers don't go together but the screw would make a bigger hole than a nail.

5. After all the holes were made I cut some twine, making sure it was long enough to tie each end to the inside of the basket. I found twisting the twine through each hole made it easier to string through.

6. Once you've attached the label remove the excess twine from your knot and you're done!