My Magnetic Bulletin Board

I completely forgot to include the pictures of the magnetic frame that I made for myself.  I actually made two of them.  One is for the deck and one is for my office.  I purchased a 'barn wood' type frame in two different sizes.  This one is 36 x 24, but the one for my office at school is only 18 x 24.  Again, these were 50% at Hobby Lobby.  Ron cut the sheet metal for me and I was able to use the remnants of the foam board that I used for Meghan's frame.  I spent more time on this magnetic bulletin board than I did on Meghan's.  I purchased scrapbook paper and pieced it together.  Since I had a hard time getting the paper to stick directly to the metal, I painstakingly taped along all of the edges.  I didn't have a specific pattern in mind--I just kind of went with it.

I thought that this scrapbook paper (.30/each at Hobby Lobby) matched perfectly with the barn wood frame.  Once I was happy with the pattern and the paper was firmly secured the sheet metal, I brushed a light coat of decoupage across the front.  

Finally, I used super glue to attach magnets to the back of Scrabble letters to make fun words and sayings.  I purchased the letters on eBay.  I got 200 for $14.99.  I was surprised by how many eBay auctions for Scrabble letters there were.  Anyway, I glued close to 100 (obviously that's too many) and put them on the board.

And there you have it...Another inexpensive and fun activity to do on a long, hot summer day.

I've Been Crafty!

Well, I used some of my summer break to play around on Pinterest and do some of the projects that I've seen.  Today, I'm going to show you the magnetic bulletin board that I made--copied directly from Pinterest, but with my own little twist.

I actually made two of them.  For each of them, I purchased an open wood frame at Hobby Lobby (the week that they were 50% off).  Meghan's, which was 12 x 12, was plain wood and we painted it purple (her choice).  I let her choose a piece of scrapbook paper (that was also 50% off).    Ron cut a piece of sheet metal for me, but I asked him to shorten each side by 1/4 of an inch.    We used painters tape to attach the sheet metal to a piece of foam board that I also purchased at Hobby Lobby.  Once the sheet metal was secure, I taped the scrapbook paper to the foam board.

Once the paint was dried and the frame was assembled, we added glittery stickers (50% off at Michael's) along the outside of the frame.

Finally, we made our own magnets.  We purchased these pieces from the scrabooking section of the store.  Since I don't scrapbook myself, I don't know what they're called.  We also bought small magnets from Michael's.  These were not on sale, but they were only $5.99 for a package of 50.  Look at my next project to see what I did with the remaining magnets.

So, there you have it!  An inexpensive, yet FUN, activity that Meghan and I did together on a long, hot summer afternoon.