I love lists; I make them every day. Dry erase boards are great for reminding yourself to do something, making a shopping list, planning your weekly meals, and much more. But the plain white boards found in stores are drab, and won’t necessarily add much charm to your home. That’s why I love the idea of making my own from an old picture frame that I found at the flea market years ago. This project was perfect for getting it out of the closet and giving it a new purpose.

Gather:

Picture frame with glass
Fabric (my Sunshine Collection from Free Spirit Fabrics is pictured here)
Scissors
Masking tape
Dry erase marker & eraser
Mat board & pencil if needed

Create:

1. If your picture frame already has a mat board behind the glass, that’s great! If not, take the glass out of the frame and set it down on top of your mat board. Trace around the glass with a pencil and cut along those lines, so you have a backing to your glass, which fits in the frame.

2. Lay this mat board down on top of fabric. The fabric can have pattern on it, but shouldn’t be too dark or busy, that way you can see what’s written on top of it.

3. Eyeball and cut the fabric about ¾ of an inch around the mat board. This is so that you can wrap the fabric around to the back.

4. Starting one side at a time, begin wrapping the fabric to the back of the mat board and taping it in place. Pull the fabric somewhat taught so that there are no wrinkles.

4. Reinsert your glass and fabric covered mat board into the frame and voila!

What’s nice about using tape to secure the fabric is that it’s removable! When you’re ready to give your dry erase board a new look, carefully pull off the tape and start again, using your first cut of fabric as a template.