Craft Room Artwork (for Cheap!)

I've been wanting to put up a few more decorations in my craft computer room, but I didn't want to spend a lot of money.  Here is what I came up with!  It's really simple to make, too.  All you need is:

• *Elmer's Glue (with a paintbrush for spreading)
• *A decorative paper punch (I used a big circle)
• *A picture frame with a mat
• *A TON of paint sample chips (FREE at any home improvement store)

To start, get the paint chips.  I grabbed the Disney colors because they were the brightest.  I grabbed 3 of each color card.  Next, use to punch and punch as many of your shapes as you can from the sample.   I was able to get 3 circles f

or each sample.   Then, separate your circles by color family (all the pinks & reds together, all the yellows & oranges, etc.).  Finally, glue them down (overlapping) to the frame back, making sure to only place them where they will show through the mat.  Here is a close up of one of my colors: 

Here is another neat way to use paint chips. I may just like it because I'm a teacher, but whatever!  I found it on a blog called Serving Pink Lemonade.  They've got a bunch of really cute stuff there!