Fabric Covered Magnet Board

I've been so excited to share this project with you all! Lilly has been turning out a boatload of artwork, and we were running out of places to display the favorite pieces. There's only so much room on the fridge. We came up with this... 

A fabric covered magnet board for her bedroom!  I am so in love with how it came out, and so is Lilly. She's so proud of herself and all her art. Want one? It's pretty easy, especially since you won't have to repeat my painting fail.

I had originally thought about doing a magnetic chalkboard, and decided that would end in disaster because Lilly knows what a chalkboard is and where her chalk is kept. It's all in the living room, where I can watch her not draw on non-approved surfaces. Then I had the fleeting thought of a cork board - which is just stupid because push pins spell disaster. I mentioned that I really wanted just a magnetic board for her to use, and he suggested some sheet metal. Genius.

DIY Marble Magnets

Lilly, who is 2 1/2, is a total artist (at least she thinks she is. She is.). She's been into drawing spiders (which look like suns) with happy faces and a door (don't ask). And the thing is, they're really cute. Who'd have thought a spider with a door that looks like a sun smiling, would be super cute. But they are. My sister-in-law got her an easel from Ikea for Christmas, and she loves to draw and paint and wear her neon green smock. With all these pieces of art hanging on our fridge and stuffed in the crayon drawer, we needed somewhere else to display the favorites. 

Which lead me to these ideas:

Cork board + push pins + toddler = NO.  

Magnetic chalkboard + chalk = potential chalk on my walls, NO.

Magnetic board + magnets = WIN. 

So on Thursday, I am revealing Lilly's new display board in her bedroom! And yes, you'll see a spider/smiley sun. Any cute magnet board, requires a bunch of cute magnets. 

I remember in middle school (early 90's. Ugh.), I had a ton of these handmade magnets in my locker. Most of them had a teeny photo of a boyfriend, best friend, or favorite band logo under a clear glass bead. Whatever was under the bead would then be magnified, and look pretty neat. For Lilly's, I just left these plain, because I was in love with the blue colors in these beads.