Picture Frame Magnet Board {Easiest Magnet Board Ever!}

I have a birthday party to plan, so it's  a quick project this week.  This picture frame magnet board is simple, fast, and inexpensive.  Ready to learn how to do it?

Years ago, I found four matching 8"x10" framed pictures at a garage sale.  I originally thought I was buying them for the cute pictures inside, but after the pictures moved with my family about four times--never once seeing the light of day--I decided it was time to repurpose.  Here's how I did it:

I removed the pictures and the glass.  Some frames were slightly banged up on the corners, but they were in good enough shape to use.  Next, I purchased four sheets of  galvanized steel shingle flashing from a hardware store.  (They come in different sizes.  Mine were about 8"x12"--almost perfect for my frames.)  These shingles are really cheap--less than a dollar each.  (I took a magnet to the store to be sure the shingles I picked were magnetic.  Sometimes there is a coating on the metal that makes magnets not stick well.)

Using a pair of tin snips, I trimmed the length to fit my frame.  I used a can of Rustoleum Wildflower Blue spray paint to add some color and provide a mat for whatever I chose to display.  (You could just leave it the metal color.)

I put the metal sheets into my frames, and I was done!  So easy and cheap!

I can never get up the courage to pound nails into the wall, so I put them up with 3M Velcro picture hangers instead of nails.  Now, if I change the layout of my room, I can easily move the frames--without having to fill in nail holes.

Sometimes I put pictures the kids have drawn on display, and sometimes I use snapshots instead.  Either way, it's instant changeable art.  (I couldn't find any portrait size photos today, but I still like the framing, even when it's uneven.)

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