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Tony and I knocked out some killer projects this weekend! So thrilled about them that I had trouble sleeping Saturday night. {My life must be pretty soft if that’s what keeps me up at night!} More about those projects later. Today I want to show you something I did that goes along with one of them.

Bottom line–I needed a place to hang something on the wall. I didn’t want it to be permanent. I wasn’t sure what that something on the wall was going to be. Here’s the a-ha moment. Extra Command Strips from 3M!! You know how they give you extra in the box of hooks? I hardly ever use them because once I hang something it doesn’t come down. I grabbed a tin can and tried it out. This little can, is one to hold chalk for the boys. It needed to be low to the ground and movable.
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My father-in-law gave me some of these 3M strips that are kind of like velcro. I can’t tell you much more than that since I don’t have the packaging, but you attach one strip to the wall and the other to your object.
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You can then remove the object whenever you want. Sweet!
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The boys are in business.
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Here’s my can. It sits higher on the wall so the boys can’t get in to it and it doesn’t need to come on and off. However, I still didn’t want to damage the wall if I decide to remove it.
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I have not tested this theory, but I think I should be able to pull on the tab and remove it cleanly. I left just enough room to grab the tab on the bottom.  Now I know I am not the first to try this, but I still think it is a pretty nifty idea. Just think of what you could do!!
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I’ll show you what all this chalk is for tomorrow. I’m sure you have no idea. 🙂
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