Therapy Thursday

My therapy project today was an extension of my Garden Notebook.  I really wanted a chore list available at a glance for family members to reference but didn't see anything I liked at the stores or online, so I made one. ^.^

Here it is all finished:

It took me longer to make my custom lists than it did to put it together.

Basic info:

• The font is Jane Austen - I like it even though I'm not an Austen literary fan.
• The lists are printed on resume paper for a parchment look.
• I bought a 12x36 poster frame with glass  - important if you want to use dry erase on it) for about $15 at the store 
• I raided my fabric stash for the backing and 504 spray.

With my materials all laid out, I got started.

I trimmed the fabric to the board with about an inch and one half extra all around. I pinked the edges so they wouldn't fray.

I sprayed the 504 on the wrong side of the backing board and smoothed the fabric onto the surface. Then I flipped it over and sprayed the 504 along the edges.

I pulled the corners in first and then did the sides to make a nice edge. Then I worked from the center out to the edges to pull the sides down. I didn't need to tug much, I just wanted to keep it smooth and not wrinkle.  You can see from the picture above, I wasn't really worried about perfect lines with the spray glue (5o4). No one is going to see that side anyway. 

Sorry it's a bit blurry. Here it is ready to flip and add the checklists. 

I did a little math to center the pages, put a touch of 504 so they don't slip and then it was ready to frame.

In the frame the metal turn downs will hold everything in place.

All I have to do now is mount it. I'm going to put it in the laundry room along with a dry erase marker. The expectation is that when people do chores, they will be able to check it off and initial. I'll be able to see what's been done and what needs doing and I don't have to maintain the list in my head. Win on both accounts.