Solution to unwritable calendar tiles.

As promised I said I thought I had a solution to the cookie sheet calendar conundrum of not being able to write on the tiles and I do. Took me a while to post even though the tiles themselves have been done for several days as it is so hard to find certain things in this town.

Tada! Chalkboard paint, balsa wood squares already precut to the right size and magnets. 

Per instructions two coats of paint and then cure with a coat of chalk wiped off with water. 

The thing it took me so long to find was the chalk. Walmart is always out of stock and I finally got Roseart from Target. I'm not a Roseart fan, I'm a diehard Crayola girl, but had I not settled, this would never have been done. 

Isn't it lovely!? 

Cookie Sheet Calendar

I have to have a calendar every year, and when we moved here in February, it was lost. I got tired of not having one and found this idea on Pinterest, here. (That's the actual page, so many link to spam.)

I had a rusty cookie sheet that I used, and eventually, I'll paint it or something and make it pretty. I also used cardboard from a diaper box rather than chipboard or a cereal box, and so my pieces are thicker. Therefore I don't think her storage method will work for mine, so I'm just going to attach menila envelopes to the back and stick my pieces in there. No one is going to see that part, so I don't care if it's pretty or not. So far I only have the June piece done, and the days.

June is my baby's birthday and Father's Day so I made special pieces for those that will use every year. I also made a few other holiday pieces cause I had the stuff. Eventually I'll have all the holiday's and each birthday will have a picture of the person.

The only thing I don't like about this kind of calendar is you can't write appointments and things on the days and you can't cross days out. I like to do that when Chris is deployed....cross days out that is.

For the appointment thing, I think I have a fix for that. Some special squares I will make up that I can right on and then erase.

But here it is so far:

Before decorating. I debated using a penny for the number one. 

All decorated. These are my actual days, no holidays included. 

Here it is hung up with the June piece on it. If you look on the left at the third and fourth squares down you will see a different print and a picture of my baby at 4 months for her birthday square, and the one below that is for Fathers Day. 

I like it. Since I used thick cardboard and cut free hand my squares are not perfect like the "Then She Made" lady's, but they work. 

Stay tuned for the update on the writable squares and maybe some holiday squares.