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    Home » Crafts

    DIY Easy Message Board

    by Patti Estep · Feb 22, 2017

    Message board DIY and supplies

    This DIY message board is fun and inexpensive to make. It's part chalkboard and part bulletin board. Great for an entryway to leave messages and hang keys.

    Handmade message board for messages, keys and notes

    While I was visiting some friends I noticed the nicest message board in their apartment. It was a combination chalkboard and message board all in one. The chalkboard area also was magnetic, and I thought, what a fun DIY project.

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    Supplies  for message board

    Easy DIY Message Board

    I already had leftover peel and stick cork from my bulletin board project. Now all I needed was a good frame and some steel that I could paint with chalkboard paint.

    Poster frame

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    I picked up an inexpensive poster frame from Michaels.

    Square steel sheet

    Putting the Message Board Together

    • Steel tiles can be found at many hardware stores or online. A 12-inch square fit perfectly inside this frame.
    • Then, all you need to do is paint it with the chalkboard paint and let it dry completely.
    • Remove the back of the frame and save the plastic or glass piece for another project.
    • Place the steel on the back and cut the cork to fit the remaining area.
    • Then, peel off the paper backing for the cork, and stick it to the frame back, then place the chalkboard piece of steel in the frame, followed by the back with the cork.
    • The steel piece fits tightly in the frame, so I didn't bother to glue it to the back, like the cork but you may want to, depending on your materials.

    Waxed thread wrapped around a piece of white chalk.

    Using a glue gun you can glue some string onto the end of a piece of chalk. I used waxed twine because I like the way it sticks together, and it's pretty strong.

    Tying chalk string to back of message board

    Turn over the frame and tie the twine to one of the hangers on the back of the frame.

    DIY homemade message board

    Glue a mini clothespin to the side of the frame, as a handy chalk holder. Then add some fun magnets for your pics and magnetic hooks for your keys.

    DIY message board hanging on wall

    This is one project that my family noticed right away. That's probably because you really can't miss it as you enter the house from the garage.

    They all liked it and I am pretty happy at how well it turned out too.

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    Message board with graphics

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    About Patti Estep

    Patti is the creator of Hearth and Vine, a home and garden blog filled with projects to inspire your creative side. She loves crafting, gardening, decorating and entertaining at her home in Pennsylvania. When she is not working on a project at home or searching for treasures at nurseries and thrift stores with her girlfriends, you’ll probably find her with family and friends, at a restaurant, or home party enjoying new and different food adventures.

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    1. Carole West, Garden Up Green

      February 22, 2017 at 8:24 am

      I've been wanting to make a message board for quite some time now. So I have it on my list and even purchased chalk paint the other day. I like how you used a frame on this. I'm still pondering ideas for mine. The cork board addition is brilliant.

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      • Patti Estep

        February 22, 2017 at 9:27 am

        Hi Carole,

        It's funny where you can get inspiration from. I excited to see what you come up with.
        Thanks for stopping by,
        Patti

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