DIY Menu Planning Board (Printable) Christine January 30, 2014 Crafts, Kitchen, Organization, Printable Are you tired of hearing, “what’s for dinner?” Are you tired of saying, “I don’t know, what are you making?” I can’t promise someone else will cook and I can’t promise you’ll be in the running for dinner-maker-of-the-year, but I can promise you can have a cute menu planning board. Nothing can stop you now! Guys, this is super easy if you have the right tools. 1. Print out this awesome chalkboard-esque menu planner. Go here. I printed a 10 x 14 at Costco. 2. Find a picture frame with glass. I bought mine from Hobby Lobby. 3. Paint the frame. I used Peacock Tail by Behr and Martha Stewarts Metallic Glaze in Black Coffee. TIP: If you’re going to use glaze make sure you have a frame with a lot of detail otherwise it will just muddy up your paint color. Once you’ve painted your frame and inserted your menu printable, you’re ready to start planning! I bought a pack of dry erase markers called Expo Neon. The colors in the pack are neon blue, pink, yellow, and orange. Has anyone tried a menu planning board? Has it been helpful? UPDATE: I had a question about whether the dry erase markers are legible against the black chalkboard print. I’ve never tried regular dry erase markers so I can’t say but here’s a few pics of what my neon dry erase markers look like. And no, we aren’t having meatloaf everyday. But that might be a good April Fools week menu planning trick. 🙂 7 Responses Luisa January 30, 2014 This is super cute! I love that printable. I’ve tried using dry erase markers on glass before and I’ve had problems with the marker showing up very well. Do the neon markers show up pretty good against the black background? Reply Christine Leahy January 30, 2014 Hey Luisa! Thanks for your question! I went ahead and added some pics to the bottom of this post to help illustrate how well the neon dry erase markers work. I’ve never tried the “regular” dry erase but I imagine those would be impossible to read! Hope this helps! Reply Luisa January 31, 2014 Thanks!! Lara January 31, 2014 It looks wonderful! I love this idea…now to find a great frame. (And I wouldn’t really mind having meatloaf every day…) Reply Jane - Finding Fabulous February 5, 2014 Hi, thanks for linking up to Design {it} Friday! ps. I featured your chalkboard frame today in our favorites post! Reply allie February 7, 2014 Hi there, just wanted to let you know that I have featured your on printable Freebie Friday http://thecraftiestallie.blogspot.com/2014/02/freebie-fridays-2_6.html ~Allie @ http://thecraftiestallie.blogspot.com Reply Karen Schravemade February 13, 2014 Love this – such a great idea! Exactly what I need to get myself organized with meal planning. Came here from the iheartorganizing linky party. Karen | a house full of sunshine Reply Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
Luisa January 30, 2014 This is super cute! I love that printable. I’ve tried using dry erase markers on glass before and I’ve had problems with the marker showing up very well. Do the neon markers show up pretty good against the black background? Reply
Christine Leahy January 30, 2014 Hey Luisa! Thanks for your question! I went ahead and added some pics to the bottom of this post to help illustrate how well the neon dry erase markers work. I’ve never tried the “regular” dry erase but I imagine those would be impossible to read! Hope this helps! Reply
Lara January 31, 2014 It looks wonderful! I love this idea…now to find a great frame. (And I wouldn’t really mind having meatloaf every day…) Reply
Jane - Finding Fabulous February 5, 2014 Hi, thanks for linking up to Design {it} Friday! ps. I featured your chalkboard frame today in our favorites post! Reply
allie February 7, 2014 Hi there, just wanted to let you know that I have featured your on printable Freebie Friday http://thecraftiestallie.blogspot.com/2014/02/freebie-fridays-2_6.html ~Allie @ http://thecraftiestallie.blogspot.com Reply
Karen Schravemade February 13, 2014 Love this – such a great idea! Exactly what I need to get myself organized with meal planning. Came here from the iheartorganizing linky party. Karen | a house full of sunshine Reply
