Cookie Sheet Memo Board

This is a really fun little craft to do with someone of any age. It's a great way to repurpose old icky cookie sheets as well. This would make a great addition to just about any room of your home or a great gift as you can mold it to fit anyone's personal style. 

Here I go with forgetting to take pictures of every... little... thing yet again, ug! But this one is pretty simple and should be easy to follow regardless.

Supplies:

• Cookie sheet (old or new)
• Paint if desired (best to use spray paint)
• Fun Scrapbook/pattern paper
• Pattern fabric if desired
• Mod Podge/hot glue/Elmer's glue
• Magnets (plain or premade)
• Ribbon, buttons, flowers, letters, endless embellishments!

1. If desired, paint your cookie sheet. It seems best to use a spray paint as it will adhere well. I, however, used acrylic paint on an old non-stick cookie sheet. You know what that means right? The paint did not stick great. But, I ended up liking the look and making it "distressed". I also went over the entire paint job with a layer of Mod Podge. If you go this route, and don't use Mod Podge, the paint will scratch right off once dry so make sure you put a layer of some sort over the paint!

2. Once your paint/glue layer is dry, you can add some fun colorful paper or fabric to create an eyecatching background. Note: I saw in other people's Pins, that they covered their entire board with paper or fabric with a decoupage method. This is of course always an option as well!

You can see in the image that I added a couple of different papers to make my board more interesting but you could just do one color/design. 

3. Add whatever you like to dress it up. This is where the craft gets totally random and free-form. Literally, do whatever you want. I added a ribbon in the middle of the two paper patterns. I also cut out letters on a CriCut machine to make a heading but you could also use precut letters or no letters at all! 

4. Add some magnets for hanging/posting notes! These can be store-bought or premade magnets or, like me, I got plain old boring black magnets and added embellishments of my own! Amazon has a pack of 100 for only $10! I also saw on other Pins that people added pieces of cork board or mini calendars as well. 

5. Lastly, find a place to hang/set up your board! This might get a little tricky. If you have someone handy or have a drill yourself, I believe you can drill a couple holes at the top for a ribbon in order to hang the board up. However, I did see others use Command Strips (just try not to put heavy items up as it might pull the board down). I also saw others use adhesive magnet strips and put it up on their fridge. So many possibilities! 

I am using my board in my "art room" to keep track of upcoming projects I need to get done!