Happy Monday morning friends!!!
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So, y'all know I love Nate Berkus as much as the next girl, especially his Target line, and my heart skipped a little beat when I saw his gold lion place card holders. Such a fun and elegant way to invite your guests to their seats. And I imagine they would be a great conversation piece too!
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I mean how cute are these? Unfortunately I don't have $9.99 (ea.) extra for place card holders in my holiday decorating budget and I'm guessing some of you might be in the same boat! Well, you're in luck because this is a super easy DIY and I think they turned out almost as good as Nate's!
When I saw the picture of the lions on the @targetstyle Instagram site I know that I could DIY this, but for how much was the question. These animal figurines can run on the expensive side sometimes but I knew if I could hit the jackpot at the dollar store I'd be on my way.
Sure enough they had several different animals to choose from. I was even going to use a different animal than a lion but these guys were actually the best ones from the selection at our store.
All I had to do was saw a slit into the top of the lion's head deep enough to hold a place card. I tried using my X-acto knife but mine was too dull so I just used a hack saw and it was pretty simple. The hardest part was keeping my fingers away from the blade so be careful.
Once the slits were finished I put a piece of paper in them and spray painted the lion's gold.
What do you think? I actually like the way these lion's heads are angled to the side instead of straight ahead.
These would also be a great Christmas gift or hostess gift for someone who loves to entertain!
If you don't have the time or desire to DIY they are actually on sale right now for $7.99 with free shipping at Target. You can find them here.
My love runs deep for Nate Berkus and everything Nate touches turns to gold (pun intended) :) Have a great week y'all!!!
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You can also check out my Target gold desk accessories knock off here.
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I hope you have a wonderful week! Don't forget to enter our Blogger's Favorite Holiday giveaway, there is still a few hours left! AND the item I'm giving away is the Nate Berkus angel wing bowl!
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Krystine www.KrysitneEdwards.com/blog
SO fun!!! Love this idea!
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Thanks Krystine!
Amber
SO cool! And I love when I see that your mom comments! That's the sweetest! :)
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Thanks so much Amber! She is my biggest fan :)
Pam @ Simple Details
Awesome, Summer!!
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Thanks Pam!! xoxo
Lois Ellen
Brillant!! Those look great!
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Thanks LE :)
micki
I think yours was a great idea!
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Thanks Micki!
cassie
love these, summer! i made gold horses last year and i can't believe how hard it is to saw or drill into those little plastic guys!
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Thanks Cassie! I love your horses! It did take me a few minutes to get the hang of sawing the little suckers!lol
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Love them too!
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Thanks Julia :)
Debbie (Mom)
Love these!!
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Thanks mama!!
Rachel
Totally awesome!!! Which gold spray paint do you use again?
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Thanks Rach! It's rustoleum's metallic gold! I think you can search the blog and it should come up