Tray Turned Magnet Board

If you have a stainless steel refrigerator I'm sure you're as disappointed as I am that you can't magnet anything onto it.  Bummer!  I'm a grammie now, afterall, and I have an awful lot of really cute nieces and nephews whose faces I'd like to display.

 To help solve my problem I took an old tray and turned it into a magnet board.  This tray is like a picture frame where you put whatever you'd like to view in the tray.  I framed a remnant of my kitchen fabric under a piece of plexiglass.

Next, I took some sheet metal 

and used it as the backing for the fabric. 

(If you'd like to do this with a tray that does not come apart, just Elmer's glue some sheet metal to the bottom of your tray and then top with a picture and plexiglass.  Use magnets to hold the plexiglass to the sheet metal at the corners.) 

That's it!  It works perfect on top of my fridge, and I love having something in the kitchen I can attach pictures, reminders, or recipes to.  The great part is - I can also still use it as a tray when I need one.  Oh, and by the way, my cute little magnet is just an old fashioned button stuck onto a magnet.

Don't you love simple crafts?  I do.  Color, design, and problem solved - BAM!

Thanks for stopping by,

Ellie 

Parties I Will Be Linking To:

Sunday - The Sunday Showcase Party at Under The Table and Dreaming, DIY Project Parade at The DIY Showoff   

Monday - Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch

Tuesday - Show Me What Ya Got at Not Just a Housewife,  

Wednesday - Wow Us Wednesday at Savvy Southern Style, 

Thursday - Open House Party at No Minimalist Here,   Catch As Catch Can at My Repurposed Life

Friday - Furniture Feature Friday at Miss Mustard Seed, Feathered Nest Friday at French Country Cottage, Show and Tell Friday at My Romantic Home, Weekend Wrap up Party at Tatertots and Jello