Fabric Magnet Board... A Fav!!

Hey guys!! This has been one of my favorite projects so far.  I love how it turned out and I am already in the process of making one for downstairs to go with the rest of the house.  I had a large wall space in the baby's room to fill and I decided I wanted to make a magnet board.  It's something I can put pictures on now and she will be able to play with as she gets older.  Here is how it turned out...

Now I will show you how I made it...

I started with an old empty frame I had in the garage.  You can find old frames at any thrift store or just buy a cheapo from Walmart.  I put it outside to spray paint it.

Here it is drying after two coats of Rust-Oleum!

I purchased a 24x36 sheet of galvanized metal from Lowe's.  It is in the PLUMBING section... not the roofing material.  It was around $7 for the sheet. 

I marked off the area that I would cut with a sharpie.  I went an inch less than the inside of my frame all around.

Now I have found that the best way to cut this stuff is to use my sewing scissors.  These are Fiskars and I have 3 pair so I wasn't too worried about messing them up but I sharpened them right after and I don't notice that it did any damage.

I just cut along the line.  It cuts very easily but you have to wear gloves because it is super sharp!

I also purchased a $3 cardboard project board from Hobby Lobby.  I was at the Dollar Tree the next day and they had foam board for $1! That was what I wanted for this but it was $8 at Hobby Lobby... Yuck. The cardboard worked great though.  I hot glued my metal piece to the cardboard which was cut to fit the inside of my frame perfectly.

Next, I ironed my fabric and laid it good side down on the table.  I put the metal side of the cardboard down on the back of the fabric.

Now it's hot glue time again.  Just hot glue the edges of the fabric to the back of the cardboard.  Make sure you are pulling tightly enough so the fabric won't gather.

Here it is all finished...

I went and got my cute red frame from the garage...

And put the fabric covered cardboard inside...

I actually used Gorilla Tape to hold the piece into the frame and I was done!  It was super easy, cheap and I want to make one for every room.  Here are a few more pics...

I love it! What do you think??

Want to make the super cute flower magnets?  I'll show you how in my next post.  In the meantime I am back to painting.  I have painted 7 pieces of furniture in the last 48 hours or so... this is some serious nesting! I love it!  Have a great Friday!!

~Whitney