Fabric Covered Magnetic Board

Since I was getting tired of peeling scotch taped artwork off the sides of my cabinets, I decided to give them a cool place to hang it up without making me completely insane using all my tape. They really got into it and helped me pick out a cool fabric and the paints for the magnets.  Now let's hope they use it.  On second thought, they have to, I'm hiding the tape.

Materials:

1.  Galvanized metal from the home improvement store (in the roofing section).  Aluminun will not work.  We carried a magnet with us in the store to see which would work.  It came in a roll.

2.  Tin snips to cut the sheet metal (scissors did work on it, but were much harder to maneuver)

3.  Leather gloves, the metal is SHARP

4.  Fabric

5. Picture frame

6. Magnets (found in the wedding aisle at JoAnne's

7. Small wooden finials (found also at JoAnne's)

8. Glue (used my glue gun)

9.  Acrylic paints

10.  Spray laquer

Instructions:

1.  Glue the finials onto the magnets

2. Paint the finnials, when dry spray with clear finish (I used laquer)

3. Cut the metal using your picture frame glass or backing as a template

4.  wrap the fabric around the metal and hot glue

5.  Put it inside the frame and replace backing on the frame

....and your done!

Linking up to the following parties:

The Thrifty Home - Penny Pinching Party

Blue Cricket Design - Show and Tell