Check out the 31 ways paint chips are used in all kinds of projects!! Some of these you may have seen
around blogland others are from Etsy.
1.PaintswatchWall2.SnowmanOrnaments3.cut leaves
4. Note booklets 5. Garland 6.Woven paint swatches
7. Pixel Art 8. Chandelier 9. Valentine Art
10. Mosaic 11. Deer Art 12. Origami
13. gift boxes 14. Jacob’s Ladder 15. Headboard
16. Swatch Wall 17. Butterfly Art 18. Mosaic Table- Ready Made
19. Mural– Remodelista 20. Wall Art 21. Art
22. Scavenger hunt 23. Notebook- etsy
24. Placemats- set of 8- etsy 25. Change of Address
26. Paint Swatch card 27.Custom Holiday Card 28. Necklace
29. Collage 30.Paint chip Christmas tree Ornament
31. Garland
Thanks for gathering all these great ideas in one place! I’ve been wanting to make new magnets, and those butterflies are perfect! 🙂
Thanks Bee!
I’m glad you found something that will work for your magnets!!
Love this post! I am going to use some of your ideas in the art class I volunteer to teach at our church’s Christian high school.
Hi! I saw some traffic from your blog and came to check it out. Thanks for pointing out our paintchip ornaments! I love to come up with fun things to use them for instead of just throwing them in the trash. What a fun group of items!
Angel and Michelle
http://www.bamcraftymommas.etsy.com
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Love the ideas, but have to say that even though paint chips are free, if everyone starts taking them to do projects the paint companies are going to have to make up the cost of them somewhere – so there go paint prices up, up and up!!
Shelly, I know what you mean. I’m not sure what to think…there has to be a balance.
On the plus side, the stores might think of it as free advertisement.
Hey there. I saw some traffic from your blog and thought I’d stop by. Thank you for featuring my Valentine Art. Lots of other great ideas too.
Tanya…. You had such a cute Valentine craft…I was happy to feature it!
thanks for featuring my post about butterfly art! These are some fun ideas – I will have to try some of the others! 🙂
I was thinking you could ask the hardware/home improvement companies what they do with the paint chips when they get new ones from the paint companies. If they are thrown away, then you are saving them from the landfills!
Good idea Barb!!
I absolutely love paint chip crafts. I don’t love that people sell them when they get them for free but it’s costing the company money to have them out.
I love this…. There are some great ideas. I want to try the headboard one!
Thanks for the ideas.
Thank you so much for including my “Deer Art” as part of your collection! It’s inspiring, validating, and encouraging to know that others appreciate your work and I hope you know just how much I personally appreciate you, and all of your readers, for taking the time to visit my page as well as the pages of other featured artists. Feel free to visit http://thepracticalpinup.blogspot.com/ for more tutorials and the like.
Til next time,
.V.
Amazing idea!! I have 3 grandkids and am always looking for things to do with them. This is perfect. Thank you!!
What great ideas. Thanks for collecting them all together. I even have paint chips to try some 🙂
Thanks for your comment Flower Gramma!!
What clever ideas. Love them.
Thanks for these wonderful ideas! Found you via Pinterest.
You are welcome Abbie! I’m so glad you found BH!!! I’ll come by for a visit 🙂
Going to try to make those boxes tomrw 🙂 at work
Oh thanks for putting all these ideas together, I’m amazed by the creativeness of people. Like others I’ve always thrown these away or at least recycled them, but not any more, I shall use them to decorate after all they do match the colour scheme!
And here I thought I was so smart just using them as bookmarks..LOL!
Thanks for the ideas!!!muakkk
You are welcome!! Hope they inspire some creativity 🙂
Pardon, but doesn’t using all these ‘free’ paint chips end up costing the paint buying consumer down the line? I don’t know exactly how one gets them, except to pick them up in a store. It just seems strange to me.
Cool ideas! I think you have to use your common sense like with everything else.. If you or someone you know have paint chips lying around from previous redecorating exploits these are great ways to up-cycle them but you probably wouldn’t go to the store and collect armfuls. That would defeat the purpose I guess 🙂 Great post
Laura, I totally agree with you!!! Thank you for taking the time to comment!! I love hearing from readers!!!
OMG, I can’t believe all the crazy talk on here about paint chips! I hardly think there is going to be a run on paint chips to the point where stores are going to have to hire security just for the paint section. Most people are too lazy to craft in the first place. The paint companies make so many of these things every home in American could have a stash and it would mean nothing to them. To think that the cost of paint is going to go up because of an increase in paint chip consumption is just plain nonsense! They are cheap, just like plastic bags. Enjoy them and stop worrying about things you have no control over ladies!
I love the ART one with circles. What did you use to get different size circles? Did you use stamping tools or did you cut them out by hand?
Hi Teri,
It was made with 3 different circle punches. Go here for more information. http://the3rsblog.wordpress.com/2011/05/08/project-30-week-30-circular-paint-chip-art/
wow ….great ideas!!!
Hi, I am a retired public school Art Teacher. I sooo loved your paint chip ideas! I still teach privately and like to teach the children and adults how to make boxes . We also like to make boxes from colored paper rolled with a paint roller with designs. They especially liked the heart motifs . They would put a love message inside the boxes made with the heart roller. Thanks again, Ann
Free to you, sort of stealing if you don’t plan to buy the paint!
I can see what you mean jennifer. I don’t feel guilty because I buy tons of paint.
Love your ideas. How creative. I am excited to share some of your crafting and implement them into my holiday festivities.