Are any of you avid Instagram users? I love Instagram. It makes me feel like I'm a real photographer because of all the cool filters. The one thing I didn't like about it was that it crops all your photos to a square, which made them hard to print-until now. There is an app called PostalPix (for iPhone) that prints adorable 4x4's of my beloved Instagram photos. When I discovered this awesome app, I printed about 30 of my favorites to see how they looked. I got the prints a couple weeks ago and they are awesome! Ever since, I have been itching to do something with them, which brings me to the weekend project.
I knew I didn't want a cork board and white boards were expensive and kind of boring, so I decided on something else magnetic. After I found out the cute ones on Etsy were around $100, I decided to make something myself. I found my inspiration from Better Homes and Garden (see it here). I went to Walmart (yes, I hate that place, but I knew they would have a cheap option) and found this:
That's right, my magnetic memo board only cost $0.97! I liked the suggestion of covering the middle in scrapbook paper, so I went to Michael's and found a simple design. I used the sticky stuff that was already on the cookie sheet (from the above paper) to adhere the scrapbook paper. You could use tape, too, but I just went with what was in front of me. Since there wasn't a hole in the pan to hang it from, I used the 3M Command strips with the velcro. Lastly, I arranged the photos and used some small magnets I picked up at the craft store. The finished product:
I didn't intend on making one colorful and the other more B&W, but that is what happened. I'm excited to keep updating the boards as I take and print more photos. The best part is how inexpensive and simple they were!
Enjoy!
I knew I didn't want a cork board and white boards were expensive and kind of boring, so I decided on something else magnetic. After I found out the cute ones on Etsy were around $100, I decided to make something myself. I found my inspiration from Better Homes and Garden (see it here). I went to Walmart (yes, I hate that place, but I knew they would have a cheap option) and found this:
That's right, my magnetic memo board only cost $0.97! I liked the suggestion of covering the middle in scrapbook paper, so I went to Michael's and found a simple design. I used the sticky stuff that was already on the cookie sheet (from the above paper) to adhere the scrapbook paper. You could use tape, too, but I just went with what was in front of me. Since there wasn't a hole in the pan to hang it from, I used the 3M Command strips with the velcro. Lastly, I arranged the photos and used some small magnets I picked up at the craft store. The finished product:
Enjoy!
