I used a big piece of cork, leftover from my Scrabble coasters craft (as you can see, that was not the only Scrabble-related item that made a reappearance in this project). I covered the cork with an old bandana, fondly repurposed from my days working at an Environmental Education Center, and used masking tape to secure it to the back of the cork square. I glued a few large magnet strips to the back as well.
Then, I used a small cardboard gift box (think the kind that jewelry comes in), with a side cut off, to create a box to hold menu item strips. Card stock, glue, and a little bit of puffy paint were used to make days of the week details and the menu items. I glued the ends of paper clips under the days of the week, so I would have something to slip the menu items into (I also considered using tacks, given that the background is cork).
The most fun part was going through all my recipe books, reminding myself of about 30 favorite recipes (and half-watching some solid daytime TV in the process). As I identified favorite recipes, I wrote the ingredients on the back of each menu item strip.
I made this project in part because I like decorating my fridge (seriously), but lo and behold, it's functional! It's been only a couple weeks, and the Sunday afternoon menu-planning-for-the-week and creating-a-grocery-list processes are noticeably easier and even fun. When we get bored with this, I'll add some new recipes into the mix.
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