Last Minute Dollar Store Yankee Swap Gift-Pinterest Inspired

So I have a staff meeting tomorrow at work and after the staff meeting we plan to have a small Holiday gathering with a gift swap.  We were instructed to wrap something we already own . . . well I just couldn’t think of anything to give that I already owned.  I’m just not good at these things!  I need specifics! Should it be wacky, tacky, or a real gift?!? IDK.

So here I am the day before . . . (because there’s nothing like procrastination-it’s just how I  function) trying to decide what to give.

So I ventured into Dollar Tree to purchase some glasses, sure I own wine glasses, but none that I wanted to give away . . .  So I grabbed up a couple from Dollar Tree (especially good because if I failed at this project I wouldn’t have lost much money on it).

First I laid out some newspaper.

In the original tutorial it says to dip the glasses into a can of chalkboard paint, well I only had the chalkboard spray paint so I used what I had.

 Second:  I wrapped newspaper around the stem and then taped it off with painters tape. . . .

I then used a combination of foil and newspaper to cover the rest of the glass.

Next,  I gave the glasses a few quick shots of Rustoleum’s Chalkboard spray paint.  Then I let it dry and then did a second coat.

I removed the tape and foil and was able to get a perfect-clean line around the stem.

I bundled a few pieces f chalk and wrapped them with a festive red ribbon.

So there you have it!! A super-quick, easy and inexpensive swap gift.

We’ll see how I make out-hopefully my gift won’t get shunned for being too practical! Fingers crossed!

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