I’ve been dying to show you this project, but didn’t want to give away any secrets. You see, I made them for a few bloggers out there in the home décor blogland. And as luck would have it, most of these special women are here at Blissdom! As a tiny token of my appreciation for their inspirational blogs, I put together a little gift bag. Inside (among other things) was this one-of-a-kind memo pad.
Materials:
Wooden mousetrap
Small picture frame
Cabinet Toe kick boards or other thin scrap wood (1 – 4.5″ x 4.5″, 1 – 4.5″ x 10″)
Wire
Ribbon
Notepad
Corrugated cardboard
Small 2″ x 3″ picture
E-6000 glue (optional)
Gorilla glue
Primer
Paint
Sandpaper
Needle-nosed pliers
Saw (hand saw is fine)
Drill and bit (for hole)
All that will remain is the spring and snapping bar.
(I used mine in a miter box for a straight cut.)
The 4.5″ square piece is the same thickness as the mousetrap.
This insures an even surface for the memo pad to rest on.
I wet each piece of wood and then added the glue.
Beats me, I only use them to weigh down projects.
Adorable! What a fun gift to give!
What a thoughtful idea- I'm sure the sentiment will be long-remembered!
Such a cute and thoughtful idea! And I was seriously incredibly honored and blessed by your giftbag. Made my day girl :)!
Those are totally cute!! Love them!
How cute! That was so nice of you to make gift bags for so many! I'm sure they all love it.
This turned out to be so precious! The girls had to love this gift!
Nicole
You are a clever girl! Love the play on words. I now the ladies receiving these will love them.
I just love this! Of course, I have to get over that it was originally a mousetrap LOL! I would love to try this though. I'll buy some NEW mousetraps when I get out of this snow…
That's so clever! I love that you built a better mousetrap. =) Thanks for the how-to, I'll be linking.
Boy you really think outside the box! This is terrific. I've never seen anyone create such a beautiful use for such an object. And since I've been hunting mice lately I have quite a few put away (they got in because I had hundreds of tulips bulbs to plant – the darn mice ate every single one!). I can't wait to give this a try! ~Lori
By the way, just want to tell you I found you at One Pretty Thing. ~Lori
That is the cutest, most clever idea I've seen yet in February! 🙂 Thanks for the great tutorial! – Karen
Holy cow – GENIUS! My sisters, mom and I are soooo making these.
bugaboo, mini, mr & me
Clever idea!
Dropping by from How To’s Day. Hope you’ll come see the informal picture wall How To I did for DD2.
Allison
Atticmag
Who would have thought that a mouse trap could be so CUTE! Will have to try this for little Christmas gifts for a group I am in!