Nate Berkus Knock Off: Lion Place Card Holders
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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Hi – obsessed with these! Looking to recreate for my wedding…wondering what length your lions were and if you know where to find them online!
SO fun!!! Love this idea!
Thanks Krystine!
SO cool! And I love when I see that your mom comments! That’s the sweetest! :)
Thanks so much Amber! She is my biggest fan :)
Awesome, Summer!!
Thanks Pam!! xoxo
Brillant!! Those look great!
Thanks LE :)
I think yours was a great idea!
Thanks Micki!
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!
Thanks Cassie! I love your horses! It did take me a few minutes to get the hang of sawing the little suckers!lol
Love them too!
Thanks Julia :)
Love these!!
Thanks mama!!
Totally awesome!!! Which gold spray paint do you use again?
Thanks Rach! It’s rustoleum’s metallic gold! I think you can search the blog and it should come up