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Nate Berkus Knock Off: Lion Place Card Holders

on November 24, 2014 in Christmas Decorating/ DIY Projects/ Knockoffs 22

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!

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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.

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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.

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Once the slits were finished I put a piece of paper in them and spray painted the lion’s gold.

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What do you think? I actually like the way these lion’s heads are angled to the side instead of straight ahead.

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These would also be a great Christmas gift or hostess gift for someone who loves to entertain!

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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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  1. Krystine www.KrysitneEdwards.com/blog says

    November 26, 2014 at 12:21 pm

    SO fun!!! Love this idea!

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    • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind} says

      November 26, 2014 at 9:55 pm

      Thanks Krystine!

      Reply
  2. Amber says

    November 25, 2014 at 8:59 am

    SO cool! And I love when I see that your mom comments! That’s the sweetest! :)

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    • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind} says

      November 25, 2014 at 11:22 am

      Thanks so much Amber! She is my biggest fan :)

      Reply
  3. Pam @ Simple Details says

    November 24, 2014 at 9:32 am

    Awesome, Summer!!

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    • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind} says

      November 25, 2014 at 11:42 am

      Thanks Pam!! xoxo

      Reply
  4. Lois Ellen says

    November 24, 2014 at 9:09 am

    Brillant!! Those look great!

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    • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind} says

      November 25, 2014 at 11:42 am

      Thanks LE :)

      Reply
  5. micki says

    November 24, 2014 at 8:57 am

    I think yours was a great idea!

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    • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind} says

      November 25, 2014 at 11:42 am

      Thanks Micki!

      Reply
  6. cassie says

    November 24, 2014 at 8:56 am

    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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    • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind} says

      November 25, 2014 at 11:43 am

      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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  7. [email protected] says

    November 24, 2014 at 8:43 am

    Love them too!

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    • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind} says

      November 25, 2014 at 11:44 am

      Thanks Julia :)

      Reply
  8. Debbie (Mom) says

    November 24, 2014 at 8:38 am

    Love these!!

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    • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind} says

      November 25, 2014 at 11:44 am

      Thanks mama!!

      Reply
  9. Rachel says

    November 24, 2014 at 7:41 am

    Totally awesome!!! Which gold spray paint do you use again?

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    • Simple Stylings {For The Semi-Creative Mind} says

      November 25, 2014 at 11:45 am

      Thanks Rach! It’s rustoleum’s metallic gold! I think you can search the blog and it should come up

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