Ballard Design Copycat.. : )..

Alrighty, so right down to the wire, I finally found everything that I needed for my Copycat Challenge.  After perusing the Ballard Design website, imagine my surprise when I ran across this normal looking bulletin board.  : )..

Cute, yes.  Different than normal?  Eh, not really.

Click here for the link.

And check out the price.  No.  Really.

It WAS $329.00, but is now listed

at a mere $249.00.

That's the price. Whew!

Really?

For a corkboard?

Alrighty then.  : )..

Soo, after gathering all the supplies that I actually had

just laying around the house, I made this.

I have had this picture frame sitting around the house forever.

Seriously.  Forever.  Alright, at least close to ten years.

 The picture frame had a Kohl's sticker on the back for $39,

but we got it for free as a left over from one of our friend's

garage sales.  Actually, we have two of them.  : )..

I grabbed my handy dandy black paint and a WalMart

spongy brush that were already here at the house and

commenced to creating this.

Total cost?  Nada.  Nuttin.  Bumpkis.

Just my time and energy.  Whew!  Lol.

Which means, I saved a whopping $249.00.

Hehehe.  That even beats my Longaberger

(sorry Dian!) knockoff from last time.  : )..

I'm joining in on Debbie Doo's great CopyCat Challenge.

She's such a great host!  Great website!

Great ideas!  Great participants!

Copy Cat Challenge..

Soo, after seeing some of the super great Copy Cat Challenge participants on DebbieDoo's blog, I finally have a submission.  After seeing some people picking from Pottery Barn and coming up with some gorgeous, gorgeous knockoffs, I have chosen..  Longaberger..  My friend sells Longaberger Baskets, but somehow, lol, I'm not in their price range in any way shape or form.  If I have that much money to spend, lol, I'd rather spend it on a few dinners with shrimp and the fixins!  : ).. 

Soo, without further ado..  Here was my Longaberger inspiration..

Found Here..

Their simple black basket retails for $149.

Wow...  I love baskets, but that's a lotta shrimp dinners for me..

Shrimp Scampi, shrimp alfredo, shrimp chimichangas..

Alright, enough channeling Bubba from Forrest Gump..

Here is my knockoff..

 I grabbed my handy dandy black matte spray paint..

 Stumbled upon this little basket at one of our local thrift stores..
I think it said, "Psst!  Jan!  Over here!"
It was behind me, and I just soo happened to turn around at the right time..

 Removed the messed up, metal emblem..

 Spray painted the basket and handle flat black..

All for a whopping $1.48.
A savings of $147.52.  : )..
I love my Longaberger knockoff..
And the fact that I could have a whole lotta, lotta
shrimp items, if I had the money I saved with this one..

Joining in on DebbieDoo's Magazine Copy Cat Challenge today..
Great host, great site, great participants!