menu table embellishment

I'm participating in a blog hop to show off the many ways of using my friend Eileen Hull's new product line with Sizzix! It's called SCOREBOARDS ™ and they are a  ton of fun to use because of their versatility. This week's projects are created around her check book cover die which, when I saw this, immediately my mind went in a million different directions.

I've recently discovered Plaid's chalk board paint and am having fun turning just about everything into a writable surface! My favorite is the red- there's just something so crisp and wonderful about red with white lettering!

I'm short on time lately due to the busy time of year, getting ready for the various trade shows so my goal was to design a project which is minimal in effort yet high in impact - I think this fits the bill ;

I painted the outside with Plaid's Chalkboard paint, red over orange board. It took two coats to get it the depth I wanted.

Assembly consisted of a simple yard's length of skinny ribbon, starting at the bottom and working my way up to the top, where I tied a bow on the inside of the menu. Start by threading the ribbon through the bottom holes and centering it. Create the x pattern on the outside or create a pattern of your choosing. Matboard accepts chalk pencil really well so if you don't wish to re-use your menus, you can just write on the board itself and skip the paint. I used a sharpened pastel pencil to write with, it works great! If you are hosting a Thanksgiving dinner this year, this would be a good way to denote any food which was made to accommodate allergies or glutton intolerance. You could also use it to assign seats, sometimes a good strategy for a family get together! What if it were left blank on the inside, for your guests to write out what they are thankful for, then pass them around the table? Write their names on the cover and then they can take it home with them as a reminder.

You can follow this blog hop by visiting the following -

Eileen  Hull

Fabrizio Martellucci

Jennifer Ellefson

Ann Butler

Lorine Mason

Karen Burniston

Bonnie Bruns

Gabriela Delworth

Candice Windham

Comments

[marriage]

This is a perfect menu table like it so much. :)

winnie

[gail friend]

Hi Brenda,,, I just wanted to stop by and say hello and see whats new. I cant wait to visit the links in this post. I love what you did with the menu board and chalk board paint! I have lots of new ideas for the new year. I love all of this creativity and inspiration! Have a great day,,, Gail