Kitchen Message Center/Memo Boards

For the messsage center in the kitchen, I painted these three metal trays.  The yellow one may get a blackboard center.  I bought the paint but haven't made a decision yet.  I added the magnetic alphabet letters from the Granddaughter's Playroom.   Below the memo boards will be the child's desk I purchased at the thrift store almost 2 years ago. 

I plan to paint the desk white and the two drawers  aqua  blue and apple green.

I had hoped to find a lovely wood like this when I stripped the desk but I wasn't so lucky.  The desk top was in really bad shape after years of use and abuse by children.  And the wood wasn't oak but appeared to be a variety of woods.

Read more about my great plans for the desk here.  Now I'm ready to make it new again with a paint job.  I'll post a photo of the entire message center after the desk is completed.  I am currently looking for drawer pulls.  I found one source on line that has 2" center drawer pulls.  I checked at Home Depot and they have nothing.  Even Restoration Hardward doesn't carry that size.

Today we are installing the quilt rail in the breakfast nook.  It will make hanging the quilts so much easier (no nail holes in the plaster wall).  I'll save this project for another post.

Completed Magnetic Memo Board

I completed the magnetic memo board for my son's Father's Day gift today.  The GDs spent the afternooon and we took pictures to put on the board.  I also added the word DADDY in Scrabble letters.  They are also magnets.  The girls were thrilled with their gift for Daddy.  We wrapped the board and placed it in a large gift bag. 

I had purchased a white and blue cowboy hat last weekend in Payson.  They were perfect for the picture on our front porch.  I also bought the quilt at WalMart in Payson last weekend.  It looks great on  the white porch bench.  The blue wooden pony also has a special place on the front porch.  I thought the photos turned out great.  The oldest is 7 and you can see where she is missing some teeth. 

Father's Day Magnetic Memo Board

I made this Father's Day memo board today.  It is another of the "using my stash" projects.  The frame was purchased from Goodwill for $1.00.  The images were leftover from a class I took over the weekend. I already had the round magnets and covered them with some of the leftover paper.  I did purchase the magnetic paint but there is enough to do many future projects.  The background was cut from a cardboard box and painted with the magnetic paint.  My original idea was to cover the paint with a scrapbook paper but I decided I liked the look of the paint.  I still need to add magnets to D A D scrabble letters and place on the board.