I am at home SO sick today, Have come down with a horrible cold. So, I'm sitting bed thinking that it would be a good time to blog...hahaha...since I have the time.
A number of you have been asking for me to blog about the Magnetic Menu Board I made this Summer. I haven't had a chance to sit down and talk about it so here it is:
I LOVE my magnetic board....It is SO helpful! I keep it in the kitchen. I don't meal plan for the whole month that gets a bit too crazy, I just do it week by week and place the magnets on. This was the one I did for September.
This idea totally was NOT mine, I found this on pinterest. You can find it there and do the exact same thing, all the FREE printables are there.
Here are the step by step directions on I made it:
1. Go on Pinterest and look up "Magnetic Menu Board" click on it and go to the site "The homes I have made" blog. **
2. Print the FREE printables (as above)
3. Get the magnet sheets (I got mine at Dollarama for a $1 each)
4. Cut out all the printables and stick them to the magnet sheets, then cut them out again with the magnetic backings....this is what takes a long time. I worked at it slowly over a couple of weeks.
5. Buy the plastic binder these have page protectors already built in as you can see below. I got mine a yoyoya it's a big dollar store in Chinatown.
6. Cut out the spine printables and stick them on.
7. Organize your recipes according to the spine labels and make a magnet for each one.
8. Organize your magnets in a bead box, some magnets with recipe names on and some without so you can write new ones too. (see picture below for example) I got this at the same dollar store as the binders.
9. Get a Magnetic Calendar board. (They have them all over, Walmart, Zellers, I've even seen them in Dollar Stores...I got mine at Staples for $15)
**Once you are on Pinterest and you go to this lovely lady's blog..."The homes I have made" she gives lots of details on how to make it as well and goes more in depth.
Here are the pics as mentioned above in the step by step directions:
Menu Magnets box: In here I have all the magnets some written on and some not, because I like trying new things, whiteboard pen, and baggie with extra cut outs that are not on magnet if I need to make more.
Example of them being written on.
This is a picture the binders that got from the big dollar store in Chinatown it is right inside International Village where the Starbucks is. They were a dollar each.
This was a very cost effective project. Here is the breakdown of what I paid for this...I love saving money.
6 folders (page protectors included) - $6.00
Magnetic Calendar board (came with a dry erase pen) - $15.00
Magnet Sheets - $10.00
Organizational box - $3.00
Printables - FREE
Total for this project: $34.00
Happy Menu Board Making...If you have any questions about it feel free to message me!! :)
Love
Ashley
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