Planning and Message Boards

I have been envisioning this area of the home for a while and today I finally put it together and I am so pleased with the outcome!

Here is what you need:

• 11 x 14 canvases (2 I found them at big lots for cheap)
• Fabric 2 large pieces to cover canvases and some coordinating scraps
• 12 x 12 cork tile
• scrapbook letters
• Metal welcome sign (or other piece of metal, this was just what I found from at the dollar store)
• Round magnets
• Scrapbook paper that coordinates with fabric
• Hot glue
• Staple gun
• Paper cutter
• Push pin hooks (or other small hooks)
• Mod Podge

Ok it seems like a lot but it will be ok, first you cover your canvases with the fabric and the staple gun.


Take your cork tile and score it with a paper cutter into 6 pieces that are 4x6 inches.


Hot glue 3 of the cork pieces on each canvas.


Then came the push pin hooks which are something my dad had given me that he found in the bottom of his tool box. I was going to nail them into the bottom but I had gotten cheapy canvases so the frame ended up breaking off the point. I was concerned but then I noticed the flat edge- now it was perfect to be hot glued on, problem solved. I put them under each of the tiles.




Next came the letters- I placed them and then used hot glue to ensure they stayed because they didn't stick too well on the fabric on their own.


These are done and I hung them, next I made quick magnet message boards on the sides with a magnet sign I found at the dollar tree. I first cut it in half and cut the rounded edges off.


Then I cut paper to fit and Mod Podged it onto the metal. I made some fabric flowers and attached them to magnets and hung them on either side of the calendar.



At this point I called it done, I feel like this has become an awesome place to get organized for the week for meals, messages and chores. I was really excited when I found the turquoise fabric in the remnant bin at the craft store and thought it brought out that color in my nearby covered canvas bulletin boards. The flowers tied all the colors together and I feel like it is bright and fun without being to ridiculous.





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