Gift Bag Station

I usually have a few project ideas rolling around in my head. 

Things that I think would be fun to have, but don't fit into the "need-to-have" category.

When I am taking a trip to the hardware store, I check out their scraps and see if I could use any of them to create my daydream projects in a way that won't break the bank. 

Sometimes I have to tweak the idea to make it work with materials, but that can be a fun challenge. 

On Friday I stumbled upon a scrap of the board with holes in it. 

I don't even know what it's called, but it was there, and I wanted it. 

I snatched it up so I could build this:

Initially I wanted a wrapping station that would be large enough to hold rolls of wrapping paper, but thankfully my options were limited by my supplies and I had to make it smaller.

 Now that it's all said and done, I'm really glad it's not too gigantic.

Here's a few of the supplies I had to work with:

 A few strips of mdf, a board with holes:) and a piece of bead board.

I bought a larger strip of mdf to make myself a frame and I also bought a dowel to hold my ribbon.

All in all, the total project cost was about $8.

I cut the large strip of mdf that I purchased into pieces to work as the frame.

Before I tacked the frame together,

 I measured and drilled two identical holes in the side boards for the dowel.

I also cut a shorter piece that would be the lower shelf and nailed to the inside of the frame.

I cut the backboards down to fit into place and then tacked them to the back of the frame.  

I set everything out before hand to make sure that my wrapping supplies would actually fit.

After a bunch of cutting, nailing and painting,
I was able to hang up my supplies.

My SIL gave me some darling handmade gift cards and I am really excited to have a place to put them.
I'm going to have a hard time giving them away. Lol.

The Joe cut the angle of the crown for me. I couldn't figure it out and nearly botched it up irreparably.
A few zips through the mitre saw and now I have a beautifully straight line.

I tacked in a piece of mdf to separate the two different back boards, 

and also to use as a hanging board if I decide to put it up on the wall.

I built the bottom shelf a tiny bit too short for the bottles I wanted to use,

so for them to fit, they'll have to be topless. 

{{{Sorry... }}}

for the most part I like to keep this blog clean and family friendly.