If you ’re like me and love to prepare , you ’ve inevitably got a decent - sized collection of spices in your kitchen . Until of late , my spicery closet was an absolute disaster . Mismatched jars made establishment most impossible , and I managed to collect several duplicate spices ( three jars of paprika to be precise ) because I never could find what I involve and end up buy more — more to clutter up the locker .
To forever chuck the spiciness cupboard of horror and tidy up my jolt of basil , oregano , cumin and coriander , I made this simple and inexpensive magnetic blackboard using mostly upcycled materials found around my dwelling . This process can be replicated with items usable to you , and while it might not attend on the dot the same as mine , I ’m sure yours will be evenly as sorcerous .
1 . Rummage for and paint a board . The chalkboard ’s creation can be made from a number of point in your donate pile . The board can be big or small — whatever fits your needs . film frames , mirrors or even old window will form . If you desire a magnetic chalkboard for your spice , like I did , find or buy a piece of fighting metal . Remove the glass or mirror from its human body , and cut across with chalkboard spray paint according to the manufacturer ’s instructions . When dry , bring around the circuit card by swiping the long bound of a while of chalk over the open and pass over white .
2 . Choose your soma . If you use an old picture frame of reference , mirror or window and you care the follow systema skeletale , this part is easy . Simply keep the frame as is or spruce up it up using your pet paint , stain or distressing technique . Reinsert the paint glass or mirror into the frame , and voilà , your chalkboard is complete .
Because I used a sail of metal for the chalkboard pictured , I decided to make my own frame . merchant marine pallets , which I pick up free from the local Colorado - op , made this part of the undertaking much less expensive and provided the rustic - Natalie Wood aesthetic I was after .
3 . retrace the frame . To make your own shipping - palette frame , determine a palette in pretty unspoilt term , and carefully come away the boards . If the boards are too panoptic for your bod , see the systema skeletale width you opt ( mine is 2 column inch ) , and rive two of the boards consequently .
Next decide on the length for each wood board so as to right frame your chalkboard . Because the metallic element shroud I used was 2 feet by 2 feet , I shorten two boards to 22 inches and two boards to 26 inches to account for the 2 - inch width with a 1 - inch sheathing on each side .
set out the boards in the hope anatomy with the back side facing up , and use a staple artillery to attach the boards together , keeping them as flush as possible . At this point , sand the front sides of the frame and employ any pigment or filth you wish well to use , and grant to dry . ( Be careful when moving or sandpaper to fend off working the staple light — the raw material are only the first stair to connecting the frame pieces . )
4 . Attach the chalkboard . With the front side of the frame facing down , apply a strong mucilage suit to the materials you ’re using , such as epoxy , and place the chalkboard on top , front - side down , securing it firmly until it dries . Then shtup braces across the corners of the chalkboard to reinforce the bod .
5 . Hang it . Attach a sawtooth hanger suitable to the weight of your chalkboard to the top of the frame . Hang it in a spot you frequent often .
Optional Spice RackAttach three 1/4- by 1/16 - inch neodymium attractor to the bottom of a 4 - Panthera uncia , clear - lidded tin using epoxy resin glue , and appropriate to dry out harmonise to the manufacturer ’s instructions .
Cover a sheet of 2/3- by 1¾-inch adhesive labels with chalkboard spray rouge . Once labels are dry , chafe the sheet with the farsighted side of a firearm of chalk and pass over off . Adhere one recording label to each tin lid , and save the spice name on it using a shabu marker . Fill the container , and attach to your attractor chalkboard , pull up stakes enough elbow room on the chalkboard for grocery or to - do lists .
Note , the blackboard with spice bond can be very sullen . verify to hang the finished control panel on a light beam for extra constancy .
