Hey, y'all! Welcome to day three of Back to School Week. So far I've shared a giveaway and some useful printables with you. Today I want to share a project. As a teacher, I love having a clipboard or two in my classroom to keep up with signed-out books, attendance, student behavior, etc. While clipboards are useful, they're often plain and boring, but you can easily transform a plain clipboard with Sharpies. (I originally posted this at Through the Eyes of the Mrs.)
Of course, the main thing you need to get started is a clipboard.
I bought a small clipboard from the dollar store.
You will also need a ruler, Sharpies and some type of pattern to follow, unless you want to make up your own design. I wanted a trendy aztec pattern on my clipboard, so I simply did a Google image search. I found a pattern that I liked, and I loosely based my design off of it. I used a ruler to help me make lines with different color Sharpies, and I filled those lines in with circles, squares, rectangles and squiggly lines.
When I finished with the Sharpies, I liked the design, but it was a bit dull. I got out my Elmer's metallic paint pens, and I doodled some more with those until I loved the finished design.
I messed up my design a bit a couple of times, but when I did, I just fixed the mistake with a darker Sharpie and/or changed up the pattern a little.
It really wasn't hard at all. Actually, the doodling was a bit therapeutic. So whether you need a new clipboard or a bit of therapy, this little project is for you!
You can find another of my clipboard transformations {HERE}.
Make sure to come back tomorrow for day four of Back to School Week!
I love it, Bethany! It looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteSo cute, Bethany!! I would use that in a heartbeat!
ReplyDeleteVery cool! I'm enjoying this series :)
ReplyDeleteWOW...this is AWESOME, Bethany! Your back to school series ROCKS!
ReplyDeleteWow, you are quite a doodler! for what it's worth
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun way to dress up a boring old clipboard! I love it!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I love doodling too, but going with a bit of a plan is smart.
ReplyDeleteI love this clipboard even more today than yesterday! :)
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