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Homemaker Monday {Weekly Menu Board}

August 13, 2012 By Sam 29 Comments

If you’re on Pinterest, I’m sure you’ve seen a variety of menu boards out there. I have been drooling over all of these since before we moved into the house, but I made myself put it off until we were settled in. My life seems better somehow now that I have a weekly menu board.

1. The Creative Mama 2. Whipperberry 3. Oh So ChiChi 4. Heartland Paper 5. Mom Colored Glasses

Instead of copying a specific board exactly, I took inspiration from all of the boards, and made it work for my family.

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Filed Under: Crafts, DIY & Design, Household Tagged With: Decor, DIY, easy, homemaker monday, meal organization, menu board, paint, recipe organization, silhouette cameo, spray paint, Tutorial, weekly menu board

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  1. Nikki

    August 13, 2012 at 4:51 pm

    This is absolutely fantastic, Sam!

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  2. Jill @ Create.Craft.Love.

    August 17, 2012 at 11:38 am

    Love this! Fantastic idea as usual! Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Pinning!

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  3. Katie Drane

    August 17, 2012 at 2:46 pm

    This is brilliant. Thank you for sharing this!

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  4. Honey

    August 18, 2012 at 3:24 am

    Very clever! Thank you for sharing your project at Potpourri Friday at 2805!

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  5. Smart! School {House}

    August 18, 2012 at 11:38 am

    Brilliant and beautiful!

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    • Sam

      August 18, 2012 at 2:47 pm

      Thank you so much! I just checked out your site and it’s amazing…I only got through a few posts, but I am your newest BlogLovin’ follower! :-)

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  6. Caren

    August 18, 2012 at 6:48 pm

    This is so cute! I could really use something like this.

    I would love it if you would share this at the Smart Solutions linky party. You can link up here:

    http://theprudentpantryblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/prudent-projects-smart-solutions-week-7.html

    Have a great day!

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    • Sam

      August 18, 2012 at 8:40 pm

      Linked up! Thanks for hosting!

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  7. Melissa @ DaisyMaeBelle

    August 18, 2012 at 7:05 pm

    I too have been looking at all of the menu boards. I am trying to figure out what will work best for our family. I think that the organization of it would be amazing and would cut out a lot of, “What in the world are we going to have for dinner tonight?” (And, that question is often being asked by me at about 5:30!?)

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    • Sam

      August 18, 2012 at 8:37 pm

      That was SO me! It’s really nice because the husband looks at the board in the morning before he heads to work and takes any meat out of the freezer for that day’s dinner.

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  8. Sara

    August 22, 2012 at 11:52 pm

    Absolutely GORGEOUS!! Hope you can link this up at my trendy tuesday party!!! http://www.sweetlittlegals.com

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  9. Reannah@ShapedbyGrace

    August 22, 2012 at 11:53 pm

    So cute! And so many possibilities – not just a menu board! Love it! :) Saw you on The 36th Ave and am your newest follower! xo, Reannah @Shaped by Grace

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    • Sam

      August 23, 2012 at 9:23 am

      I had the same thought – keep an eye out for my new idea soon! ;-)

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  10. Jocelyn @BruCrew Life

    August 23, 2012 at 12:53 am

    I have been wanting to make some sort of menu board too but I just haven’t done anything with it yet!!! Yours is absolutely darling! I love the colors, the little envelopes, and the baby clothespins:-) I pinned it for future reference!!!

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    • Sam

      August 23, 2012 at 9:22 am

      Thanks!

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  11. Jeannine @ The Concrete Cottage

    August 23, 2012 at 8:11 am

    Love it! But I question if I could ever be this organized. I try, but a week later… yeah, good intentions and all! :)
    Thanks for the great idea!!

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    • Sam

      August 23, 2012 at 9:18 am

      I understand! I think the key is to make sure you have a TON of recipes on there – more than you think you’ll need…that way it’s really easy and you don’t really have the option of giving up on it. {Not to mention it’s just so adorable that you’ll want to use it!}

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  12. Nicole

    August 23, 2012 at 11:59 am

    Awesome idea! I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Thanks for linking up at Doodles & Stitches!

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  13. Kelly

    August 26, 2012 at 3:43 am

    This is REALLY clever!

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  14. Jasanna

    August 26, 2012 at 9:28 am

    What a fun idea! I absolutely love it! :)

    http://munchtalk.blogspot.com/

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  15. Lucy

    October 3, 2012 at 2:45 am

    Hi, I found you and your amazing menu board post via pinterest. As soon as i read it I went and got all my bits and finally i made one for our house and it is amazing. Dinner time is so much more smoother. Thanks for a great post

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    • Sam

      October 3, 2012 at 7:53 am

      I’m SO glad you found it & that it’s making meal time easier!!! I’d love to see a picture…send me an e-mail! sam {at} atkinsondrive {dot} com

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  16. From Nature to Nurture

    January 28, 2013 at 4:42 pm

    I absolutely love this! Thanks for sharing your idea!

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  17. The Crafteen

    June 9, 2013 at 8:13 pm

    I’m going to make this for my mom for her birthday, but I want to know if you glued everything to your paper or onto the glass. Also, did you print it on normal paper or on cardstock? I LOVE THIS THOUGH!

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    • Sam

      June 11, 2013 at 3:20 pm

      I removed the glass completely, so everything is just glued down to the back piece of cardstock. The cardstock is mounted on the cardboard picture frame backing. All of the paper I used was thick scrapbook paper.

      Reply

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