think | make | inspire : diy dry erase board

have you seen the prices on dry erase boards? what a serious rip. 

after a craigslist search full of unworthies, i got serious. enter google and "diy dry erase boards." one look at this and i was on a mission. i found out that dry erase works on glass. glass, friends!  i recognized brittini's name from the oh hello friend's blog which is always full of amazing design/craft ideas and clean + simple photography. 

so i went a thrifting. i wanted something large scale, possibly free standing and full on cheap. $25 later, i took the 36x40 frame home with giggles + diy butterflies in the tummy. i broke it apart and decided to spraypaint the matting and artwork. after it was all nice + white, it looked like a mistake - like an empty picture frame you see at the store waiting to be bought. i wanted the board to feel purposeful, not accidental. good thing i picked up some $2 linen fabric (tablecloth) from my kids' school's thrift store JIC. a wash, dry and iron later, i put the final product together. and the kids can't get their markers off of it!

before: tacky art in amazing silver frame

after: fun for the whole family!