I am sure like me you have seen lots of menu boards out there. I created this one.
I didn't like the ones that were just one week, because I only shop every two weeks usually. And I didn't like the ones that were monthly, because I thought if I planned that far in advance I won't stick to it by the end of the month. So I created this board where I can plan out two weeks worth of meals. Or you could also do a main dish on one side, and side dish on the other and just plan one week.
I started out by cutting 1/4 MDF to 1' x 2'.
Then I laid everything out on it to see how it fit.
I cut it at 1' x 2' because then it perfectly fit two pieces of scrapbook paper.
I wanted to put them on one at a time so i just took a pencil and drew a line across the middle then brushed mod podge on to the line.
Then I used a pizza roller to get the paper nice and flat, and my son wanted to help :)
I wanted my clothes pins to look rustic to match my board so I stained them. I started out by taking them apart, but after the first or second I decided I could stain them just fine without messing around with taking them apart. I used Minwax Wood Stain, Early American .
I was going to use an old dressing packet box or something like that to keep my menu items in, but I didn't have one the right size. Then I found this in my craft cabinet.
I just dumped the snow flakes into a zip lock and cut of the Christmas stuff so it was just a clear bag. Then I glued it to my board.
I couldn't find a notepad that was horizontal. I just made my own in Microsoft word. I wanted a notepad that I could take off of the menu board. I just used a binder clip then put a screw in the board for it to hang on.
I always want to know what other people have for their Menu Items. Here are a few of mine:
Beef Tacos
Out to Eat
Order Pizza
Left Overs
And Many More
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What a cute idea! My husband and I always talk about how we need to start planning our meals. It would make grocery shopping so much easier. Maybe this project will get my meal plan rolling! :-)
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Cheers,
Jessica
It has really helped with that! Thank you so much for reading!
DeleteThis is very cute and different from the other ones I've seen. It's a good idea to have the two weeks. That way you can plan to hit up some sales :)
ReplyDeleteYes it works out nicely! Thank you so much for reading!
DeleteVery cool. I currently just write up a week on the chalkboard, but this looks so nice:)
ReplyDeleteThank you! It has been nice to have all of my menu items on little cards. That way I can just pread them out and pick the ones that sounds good! Thank you for reading!
DeleteI bet he was a great helper getting that all flat!
ReplyDeleteIt looks good.
He was. lol Thank you so much for reading!
DeleteWhat a great idea. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your board! I featured it on this week's party. Thank you for sharing on A Crafty Soiree.
ReplyDeleteThat is AWESOME! Thank you for featuring me. I appreciate you letting me know!
DeleteGood idea!
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