Quick and Easy Magnetic/Dry Erase Board

Hi everyone!  For those of you with kiddies off school this week, I hope you are enjoying your Spring Break!  We are having a "Screen-Time Free" Spring Break here so I probably do not have long before the kids figure out where I am and drag me off to play!
When I purchased my metal sheeting for my magnetic calendar, I picked up a few extras with no real plans for what to do with them.  I knew they would come in handy some day though! 

I wanted some kind of note board for the craft room and love how these sheets can function as both dry erase and magnet boards.  The sheets are cut in 12x12 sections so it was a little small for the space that it needed to cover.  I was thinking of putting the two of them together but just happened to find the perfect frame this weekend while shopping at Ikea.

It is one of their Ribba frames and was $19.99 {only $17.99 if you live in the US!} I loved the large matting around it and the picture actually sits recessed in the frame so it adds some great dimension.  And the opening was 11 3/4 x 11 3/4. 

I put the matting in front of the glass and adhered the metal sheet to the glass with some Command strips.  You could just attach the sheet to the backing and remove the glass but I wanted to keep the glass around in case I use it for something else later.   

I added some rolled flowers to one of the corners:

{If you are looking for a tutorial on how to make these, the best one I have come across is this video clip from Freckled Laundry}

And some magentic clothes pegs to hold my notes:

{tutorial can be found here}

The ledge on the frame is perfect for stroring a dry erase marker and a little notepad.

So now I have one magnet board in my craft room:

and the other sheet up on the fridge {don't you love the little vinyl elephant?}

Now the kids and I are off to play with Shrinky Dinks!  Have a good day!

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