My life is a whirlwind! We have lots of company coming and going this month (fun times), we are beginning to gear up for the class we teach starting in the Fall (Freedom Session) and I’m trying to get ready for the Queen Bee French Flea in September. My posts will likely be a bit sparse over the next weeks and mostly about the things I’m making for the flea market.
I shared in my last post a picture of a magnetic board that I have hanging on my Message Center Wall, and I promised I’d share a tutorial so . . . here you have it!
I started with an old frame,
added a couple coats of spray paint,
took an inside measurement of the frame,
and, with some really good metal cutting tools, . . .
. . . I began carefully cutting the piece of sheet metal that I purchased at my local hardware store. Notice that I marked my cutting lines with permanent marker. It is really important to get this the right size the first time because it is a little hard (and time consuming) to cut through a large piece of sheet metal. I really didn’t want to have to go back and do any more trimming.
Whew! Perfect fit. Someone IS definitely watching out for me!
To hold the sheet metal in place I added a few small nails around the perimeter of the frame.
Here you have the finished product!
Since this is for a French Flea I printed off a picture of a fleur de lis (from The Graphics Fairy of course), cut it out, making a stencil of the piece of paper I printed it on, taped it down well with two-sided tape, and spray painted it onto the sheet metal. IMPORTANT: Paint doesn’t adhere to sheet metal well as it has a protective oil coating. I prepared the surface by washing it well with white vinegar.
I draped the frame with some vintage handmade Irish lace from my mother-in-law. Doesn’t this lace look sort of like a banner?
I added some rosette magnets for fun. These are made with old lace, burlap and drop cloth fabric (rosette tutorial HERE).
And here she is . . . ready for market.
Thanks for stopping by for a little market preview!
Blessings,
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You sure have made that seem easy enough ~ The rosette magnets are a great idea and you are right, the lace looks like bunting ~ don’t you love things that work out that way??!!!! Have fun at the flea market ~ Judi
This turned out so cute-love it! 🙂
Susan
Oh Patty – I LOVE this – what a great idea!
I only see chalkboards everywhere – this is just fantastic!
XXX
Love this idea! also love the roses you created. I will be checking out your tutorial..
Thanks so much for stopping by!!
Hugs,
Deb
Great board and magnets too. Thanks for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty
Great Magnetic Board Tutorial! Love the step by step and turning something old into something new. Thanks for sharing at the Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop!
Katie @http://www.thecasualcraftlete.com/
I love the magnetic board. You make me want to skip work Friday and go hunting for frames to paint! We are hosting a Friday Frenzy party at http://www.obsessiveandcreative.blogspot.com and would love for you to join the fun. We post at 6am every Friday. Hope to see you there!
Very nice message board and tutorial. Thank you for sharing. I love the fleur de lis 🙂
Just thought you might like to know…you were featured today on my blog! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing at The Scoop!…hugs…Debbie
http://confessionsofaplateaddict.blogspot.com/2013/08/finding-french-country-style.html
Patti, my favorite thing about this magnetic board is the vintage handmade lace across the top. It just took it to a whole new level! Thanks for sharing it with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
Tres Chic magnetic board! A wonderful idea and I love your shabby rosy magnets – very beautiful! I do appreciate you sharing with Home and Garden Thursday,
Kathy
I love it! Can you tell me how you got the frame to look that way? It looks so natural. Thanks!
Hi Wanda – Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a sweet comment. I spray painted the frame with oil rubbed bronze paint and then used a sanding sponge to pull the paint off in areas that would normally receive a lot of wear over time. I think I may have added some dark wax at the end to darken the wood. 🙂