Acute How-To: Pretty Dry Erase Boards

Every night, before bed, I take my boring, plain white dry erase board off the wall and write my to-do list for the next day.

My to-do list is more like a schedule.  I write out what I will be doing every hour.  I know that might sound a little neurotic, but making lists and plans is something I really enjoy doing.  Plus, when I have everything written down, I have no stress.  When there is a plan laid out, I know I will get everything done the next day.

After seeing a pretty dry erase board tutorial on Pinterest, I decided to make my own and make my schedule a little prettier.

What you will need:

-a large picture frame {I bought two 11″x13″ frames on sale for $6.50/each}
-a piece of fabric or pretty paper that is large enough to fill the frame {I used a vintage pillow case that I bought for $0.50 at the thrift store}
-white or cream colored card stock {if your fabric is thin}

Step One:

Since the pillow case I was using for each frame was fairly thin, I covered the back of the frame with two pieces of cream card stock so that it wouldn’t show through the fabric.

Step Two:

Cut your fabric or pretty paper so that it fills the entire frame.  I cut my fabric about 1/2″ longer on each side and then tucked it in around the back.

That’s it!  Easy.Peasy.

I am going to use one for my daily, hour by hour schedules and the other as a week ahead type planner or for general notes.  Like I said, I love lists.