The weather here has been SO amazing the past 2 days, it has been almost shocking! People are out in droves trying to soak it all up. We have had so much rain here since last summer, we take advantage of every sunny day we can.
On Sunday we had a fabulous day taking advantage of the sun. We had a picnic on the beach at Harrison Hot Springs, went for a walk around the water (which takes incredibly long with 3 kids, loose shoe laces, runny noses, birds to chase, flowers to pick, and pictures to take). Did some “window shopping” at The Back Porch (coffee, antiques and collectibles), chased the chickens there and fed the goats, drove up to Hicks Lake and took a little walk, had dinner back in Harrison, and stopped by my parents for a quick visit and some ice cream! It was just so great to get out of the house for a day!
Today I want to share with you a personal favorite of one of my creations… you can find this beauty on my For Sale page, which I just updated yesterday, by the way!
A Magnetic Board!
Oh, I so love this one.
I don’t have a very good selection of pictures on how I did it, but here’s a small glimpse. If you would like a more descriptive idea, then my post of Turquoise Twins might help you out.
This is what I started out with:
this is what I started out with. I picked it up from a local thrift store. this was another one of those occasions when the cashier said "oh what a beautiful picture!!" When I explained what I was going to do with it, she didn't seem too impressed. :/
a close up of the frame...
I carefully took the whole thing apart....
...part of the process of taking it apart...
I used this little thingy to help pull the staples out...
... and the frame. I gave the frame a quick sanding a cleaning, then gave it one coat of graphite paint...
and that’s it for the “during” pictures… but I’ll try to explain my steps while you enjoy the “after” pics 
...after my one coat of graphite, I noticed some of the original color was peaking through, and looked awesome. It didn't need any distressing, it was just perfect the way it was... I'm not sure if you can see it in this picture, but watch for it!...
the frame received a thin coat of clear Annie Sloan Wax for protection
for the inside of the frame, I cut a piece of sheet metal to size...
... measured the fabric an inch wider than the sheet metal... and this is where I began to mess up a little...
before realizing I was messing up, I carefully hot glued the fabric to the back of the sheet metal...
...when I turned it over to admire my work, I realized I hadn't removed the store code sticker from the sheet metal, and it showed through the fabric! Darn it anyways...
... I carefully pulled back the fabric, and began to try to peel off the sticker...
...luckily I didn't get too involved in this before I realized my other mistake...
and I clued in that I had fit the fabric pattern to run in the wrong direction!!...
... I was keeping the original hanging wire, so the frame was hanging horizontal... but at this point the fabric was vertical...again, a few curse words...
I ripped the fabric off, carefully started over again, checked it and double checked it before hot gluing the fabric to the back (which used to be the front, I remembered to turn the sheet metal upside down!)... I placed the sheet metal into the frame, and used the original picture, upside down, to fill in the void space. Taped it in place, and, sigh....
Ta-da!
…A gorgeous magnetic board, perfect for your kitchen or living room! Check the For Sale page for details, and otherwise, thank you SO much for reading!!
xo, Leanne (PS. Update: This item has been SOLD!)
Partying at: Not just a Housewife
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