Creating a home for those odd socks

Where in the world do socks go?  Seriously??

When we moved I found a random sock stuffed in between the cushions of the sofa, down the back of a radiator and in different drawers so I know they never go far.... but Oh.My.Days we have more than our fair share of odd socks I'm sure!

Until now!

Save Dobby lost sock holder

I recently bought this little beaut the last time I was in town for £1.50!! (I may go back for more!).  I'm not a fan of the sign as it is, but we all know that nothing is what it seems when it comes into my house.....

Checking the size of my lettering on my bargain Love sign!

I've kept the heart, never know when that's going to come in handy.... I'm such a hoarder, can you tell?!

The B on the sign is there as a measure.....

Last week I mentioned my love for stationery and my 'just in case' supply of scrapbooking paper.... Well, thanks to scrapping the magic, the Daily Prophet came in handy for this project.

I knew this would come in handy one day!

Stripping back my £1.50 Love sign

Covering the sign with decoupage paper

Next up was to cover my newly painted letters with gold glitter.  This job I gave to my son, and it took all my self-control to not interfere!!

Letters from the local craft shop

Add a little bit of magic 

Once the letters were decorated, I also painted some small pegs gold (I left off the glitter as I didn't want that falling into the socks!!).  I then set about gluing them all to my new sign, using my beloved Mod Podge.... and I got glitter EVERYWHERE!

Using Mod Podge to glue the letters and pegs on the sign.

Leave until dry and hang somewhere that even a house-elf can reach.

Where do the missing socks go?! #savedobby single sock holder #craft #HarryPotter #lostsocks

A photo posted by Rachael Jess (@mclarenmax) on Apr 14, 2016 at 10:32pm PDT

When we sort the washing out now, my son always checks the odd-sock sign when he has a missing pair :-)

I've given each sock 2 weeks to find its pair, after that it's out of here!