menu board

One of the most satisfying things is pining an idea on Pinterest and then actually DOING IT!

HA! 

I don't mind cooking throughout the week, but I hate to drag out all my cookbooks, recipes, etc and figure out what to make -- for me that's the worst part! I always draw a blank!! 

When I spotted this menu board on Pinterst I knew that it was definitely worth a try!

What you'll need:

1- 8x11 picture frame

2 - large pieces of scrapbook paper for background

1 - piece of ribbon 

2-3 pieces of coordinating scrapbook paper for clothespins and boxes

2- 16ct crayon boxes

7 - clothespins 

Multiple pieces of card stock to print recipes 

Hot glue gun 

Because it was going in our kitchen and would be very visible, I spent a lot of time picking out the colors and combination of paper that I wanted to use.  It definitely needed to match the kitchen and look good as a separate piece...if that makes sense!

I won't give you step by step directions -- there are great ones on the site I linked up above!! 

Here's mine :) 

Getting it started...

Finished product! 

It took some time, but was SO easy! This pictured gives you an idea of how wide it is. 

I used it for the first time this weekend! It's amazing!!

I had my hubby pick out the meal cards and then I flipped them over and wrote down all the items I needed from the grocery store -- I listed the items for each meal on the back so I would know what I needed without having to drag out those cookbooks ;0)

I can envision our kids one day each having a chance to chose "their" meal from the cards!