DIY: Reusable Menu Board

My first project of 2012 is perfect for this year’s theme of doing more with less.

For the past few years, I have been using a custom menu/grocery list from Perideau Designs that hangs on the side of our fridge by a magnet. It has worked perfectly. The current week’s menu on one side and shopping list for the next week on the other. My only complaint is that it wastes unnecessary paper - not very "green". So, I decided to make something out of materials I had lying around the house and I came up with this beautiful menu dry erase board!

Materials:

• Picture Frame with Glass
• Sharpie
• Dry Erase Marker
• Scrapbook Paper

I had all of these materials lying around the house, so this project cost me nothing! Here is what you do:

Step 1: Cut the scrapbook paper to size - 8 x 10 in my case.

Step 2: Write the categories and day of the week abbreviations directly onto the scrapbook paper with a sharpie. Get creative and choose whatever configuration you like!

Step 3: Placed the scrapbook paper in the frame.

Step 4: Hang it somewhere that is easily accessible. I choose to hang mine on the side of our fridge using a command picture hanging strip.

Now I can write with dry erase marker each week and just wipe it off for the new week! Plus, the scrapbook paper is a pretty element in our kitchen.

So, no more wasting paper and I managed to put a picture frame and piece of scrapbook paper to good use instead of letting them collect dust. :)

~Jen