Thursday, January 19, 2012

What's For Dinner??

Happy Thursday! I am excited to show you one of my FAVORITE projects ever :) I don't know about you, but "MUUUUMMM!! What's for dinner?" is one of the most common questions at our house. I saw an idea like this on Pinterest and knew I had to make one for my family. I found a 12.5 x 12.5 simple frame at Michaels, and decided it was perfect. Here is what I came up with:



I used Gypsy font, and welded and flipped it on my Gypsy. I laid it all out and cut it out in black vinyl. I cut it out as a mirror image of itself. The vinyl is adhered to the inside of the glass. That way, when I write on it with my dry erase marker, it is easy to wipe off - cause there is nothing at all on the fromt of the glass. Also, I can change out the 12x12 scrapbook paper inside the frame seasonally, or if I repaint my kitchen... all I have to do is pop off the back of the frame and replace the 12x12 paper. The vinyl words are on the inside of the glass. Neat, huh?

I have always used a weekly menu to cut down on grocery costs, and keep my life organized, given the challenges of shift work and a family schedule. This menu board keeps my husband and I organizes, while letting the kids know, at a glance, what's for dinner. Thanks for stopping by today :)

A challenge or two -
Hooked on Crafts - try something new - it was my first time cutting vinyl!
Lexi's Creations - anything goes
Make it Mondays - anything goes
The Crafter's Cafe - anything but a card
Truly Madly Crafty - anything goes
UnstampaBelles - anything goes with no stamp
Little Claire's Designs - anything goes
Secret Crafter Challenge - anything goes with blue
Crafty Purple Frog - anything goes

A la prochaine...
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18 comments:

  1. Georgiana19/1/12 21:03

    Love the menu chart, but I need ideas for the meals now. Would love to share some favorites.

    Georgiana
    Carson's Creations

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  2. Merry20/1/12 03:19

    Wow...wish I was so organised. This is such a wonderful idea and I like how you have added the wording to the inside of the glass. Thanks so much for joining us at Unstampabelles.

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  3. Jan 20/1/12 06:11

    This is great, so pleased I saw it on MIm xx Jan

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  4. Heide20/1/12 08:25

    This is such a great idea! Love the pretty paper too. I get the same question at my house and my answer is "Food". There goes my Mother of the year award, LOL! Thanks for joining us at TCC.
    Hugs, Heide TCC-DT

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  5. Melissa20/1/12 09:07

    I love menu boards!! :) I'd be lost without one! This is such a great idea for one! Thanks for playing along with us over at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog!

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  6. Lisa Minckler20/1/12 10:11

    This is fabulous!! Have you written on there yet, "Whatever you find! Mommy's busy crafting." LOL Would love to know how that one goes over. ;)

    Wonderful idea for organizing your life and I bet it looks fabulous in your kitchen as well.


    Thank you for playing along with us at Make It Monday!
    Remember, for a chance to win the prize from our sponsor, leave a comment for another entry and mention that you saw them on Make It Monday.
    Lisa xx

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  7. Chris20/1/12 12:27

    Cool project! Now, that has fixed the ongoing question, huh? Wonderful idea! Thank you for joining us at Hooked on Craft Challenges!

    XO,
    Chris

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  8. CathyC20/1/12 17:09

    this is a great idea and you have done a wonderful job ;-) Thanks for joining in UnstampaBelles Challenge this month.

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  9. Linda Anderson20/1/12 17:52

    Oh my but this is fabulous!!! If I had one, it wouldn't get much use cause I try to limit the amount of cooking I do!!!! Hehehe! Thanks for joining us at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog.

    Linda

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  10. julie_woolston20/1/12 18:07

    Fantastic creation so unusual.

    Thank you for joining us at Lexis Creations.

    Hugs Julie x

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  11. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)20/1/12 18:49

    What a great idea now if you could just get someone to do the shopping!! Thanks for sharing at Lexi's Creations this challenge hugs Susan x

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  12. Unknown21/1/12 08:07

    This is so clever and I love the idea.thanks for joining us at The Crafter's cafe

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  13. HelenR21/1/12 09:36

    What a great idea! Thanks for joining us at Little Claire's for Anything but a card challenge! HelenR :) x

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  14. happyscrapper21/1/12 15:27

    Fantastic idea. I need to make one of those. Thanks for joining us this week at CCCB. Good luck and hope to see you back next week.
    Hugz,
    Christine Dt at CCCB

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  15. Julia22/1/12 00:53

    Wonderful idea! Thanks for joining us at The Crafter's Cafe. Hugs, Julia - DT

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  16. Rhonda Miller23/1/12 12:02

    Wow, what a great idea. Thanks for playing at The Crafter's Cafe.

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  17. Stacie (craft-princess)27/1/12 09:48

    Such a creative idea!! Thanks for sharing over at Unstampabelles!

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  18. Helen3/2/12 17:27

    What a clever idea - it looks really good!

    Thanks for joining us at Little Claire Designs.

    Helen x

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