How to Make a Chalkboard

 


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I’m a doodler, and a list maker too. I have list of lists, and pieces of paper scattered around with my to-dos, groceries to get, and random reminders. After realizing that my lists were fine and dandy for me, what I’ve realized is that the rest of the family’s requests were not making it to my list. And my list is the one that requests ultimately need to be on if it’s gonna get got, because I’m the getter or the getter sender. Got it? Good.

Anyway, I decided to make an attempt at getting all our lists together on one giant list. I settled on a chalkboard, conveniently placed in the heart of the kitchen for everyone to access. I’m pretty handy with things, but I’m also blessed with my own handy man, Randy, who also serenades me with song, and can do a mean shadow puppet on the fly. Handy Randy took charge of this one for me. I told him what I was thinking as far as size goes, and that I wanted a simple chalkboard without a frame, nothing fancy.

It was done in no time. Wanna see how?

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Girl Hunter

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  When I was a little girl, one day I came home from kindergarten after learning about the pilgrims and asked my dad if I could join him on the hunt for our Thanksgiving turkey that year. I vaguely remember a friendly chuckle and an explanation that the hunt would only require a short drive and a shopping cart. It seemed a normal conclusion on continue reading …

Christmas Ideas Wrap-Up

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A friend of mine, Bridget from Bake at 350, tweeted this morning, “Is there anyone else who could use about another month between now and Christmas?” Yes, please. Perhaps two months would be even more better. But alas, no can do. We move forward. To help with last minutes decorations, crafts with the kids, and a few other ideas, I’ve thrown together some links to continue reading …

The Easy-Bake Ultimate Oven and a Giveaway

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  Like many of you, I was never the proud owner of an Easy-Bake Oven when I was younger. Maybe the fact that I was a tomboy had something to do with it? I dunno. I think if my parents knew that I secretly wanted one to play with when it was raining outside and I couldn’t rough up the kid across the street, they continue reading …

Gift Ideas (And a giveaway!)

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  Are you all done with your holiday shopping? If so, YAY!  (You stinker.) I’m totally not finished. If you’re like me and still shopping, I’ve tossed together a few finds. Plus, there’s a nice little giveaway at the end just in time for Cyber Monday shopping.   A few things that have caught my eye…         And now for the giveaway! continue reading …