Chevron Dry Erase Board

   Hello! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! I am finally pleased to say that I have a new project to show you! :)
   I am constantly having to write myself little notes.  I seriously have post-it notes everywhere! Can  anyone relate? :) This weekend I decided do create a project that would do away with all of my little "reminder" notes. I created a dry erase board for my kitchen. In my kitchen, all of my appliances, floors, and countertops are black. The cabinets are all white, and the walls are a dark tan color. I have decided to make yellow my main accent color. This was a great way to add color and function to my space! It was SOO easy!

Materials used:
Picture frame (14x18)
Chevron fabric I had left over from making pillow covers (you can order it here)
** I have also made these as gifts using scrapbooking paper

This is all you have to do:
Cut your fabric to fit your frame

Iron it really well and place it inside your frame just the way you would a photo.

You can also embellish it with flowers, vinyl, anything that tickles your fancy! :) I decided to leave mine just as it is.

If you will look at the door in this pic, look closely and you will see that the door actually slides into the wall. This leads into the dining room and really is a great way to divide the rooms...

I hope you have a SUPER wonderful week!

I will be linking...
http://www.homestoriesatoz.com/

Imagine having a self-cleaning option on your microwave like the one on your oven! You do!

   Have you ever wished that you had a self-cleaning option on your microwave like you do on your oven? Then you could just turn it on, walk away and do other things on your long list. Come back in a little while and just wipe it out. That way you wouldn't have to scrub and scrub at that dried spaghetti sauce that has been there for weeks! Well, you already can!

I LOVE using vinegar to clean! It's cheap, natural, and totally awesome for just about any tough cleaning job! In a few short minutesyou can easily make your microwave go from looking like this:

To this!

Just by letting the vinegar and microwave do the work for you!

All you do is get a small, microwave safe bowl and fill it about halfway full of water. Then pour in some vinegar. I use about a half of cup. Put it in the microwave, turn it on for 10 minutes. After it turns off, don't open the microwave for about another 10 or 15 minutes. Then, just open it and wipe it out, no scrubbing required! The vinegar will not only leave it smelling fresh, it will make it sparkle as well! Now, didn't I tell you it was easy?! :) Be sure to check back for many more Green cleaning tips!

How to get those black scratches out of your white porcelain sink... in less than 60 seconds!

If you have a white sink, you know exactly what marks I am talking about! Those scratches that appear just by putting a plate in the sink, and we won't even talk about how awful they are if you lay some pots and pans in the sink! Well, I have recently discovered an inexpensive solution that will cost you less than $2 at the dollar store: Barkeepers Friend! I'm telling you, this stuff is like magic! Now here is a picture of my sink before.



Now, with the number of ladies who will be in and out of my kitchen next week, I simply cannot leave it looking like that! 





My magic weapon! :)



First, you need to run some water in the sink. Sprinkle a good bit of the Barkeepers friend.

Then with a wet washcloth, you just start to scrub a little. No elbow grease required! Continue scrubbing until you "erase" all of the scratches, then rinse and Voila!

See how it sparkles?!