Getting things in order with The Daily Grind

Hi there everyone!

I'm thrilled to be here with you today and share this fun little project.

It seems that after the holidays have passed I'm always in a purging & organizing state of mind. I love it when things are cleaned up and everything is is in its' place. So to help me with that process my kids have a new system as well.

I must admit that they've been pretty good at helping out around here but we all slack off a bit sometimes so I thought that I would make it somewhat fun for them once they've completed a task.

I found this magnetic board from an old frame that I've had for years (which I'm still planning to alter ... it's painted brown with christmas parafanelia on it and I plan to paint it white to brighten things up) . Anyways, I took out the stainless steel part to use for my chore chart background.

For this project I used the Daily Grind collection.

This is such an awesome collection full of super cool designs, color combos and sayings. I love it! Plus, the days of the week designs made this such a breeze to create as well!

I cut off the strip (days of the week) from the 4x12 Border Strips and used that at the top of my board.

I then cut off the strip with the colorful chevron design from the same 2x12 (4x12) sheet and placed that below the 'week' paper.

I cut out a 4x6 piece (on left side) from the 4x6 Journal Cards and printed out a list of chores on it.

I used the 12x12 Expression cardstock to add letters for the title and the tags.

I then cut 3 pieces of paper (Bingo Cards/Months) approx. 2.5 x 6 and placed them besides the list of chores. Each section has a name for my children. Each piece of papers is adhered to the board using the left over pieces of magnet strips. That way I can re-use the board again sometime or just change things up for the chore chart.

I printed out the numbers 1-15 on some 6x6 sheets of paper (from the 6x6 paper pad) and then punched them out with a circle punch. I adhered some foam tape behind each circle and then adhered a die cut circle shape magnet piece to each circle.

So now, when my children have complete a chore then can put that number (for the corresponding task) onto the day of the week that they completed it.

I use some of the ephemera (labels) to add their names.

Technically they have to brush their teeth and make their beds every day but I didn't have enough space to create seven 1's etc... But they'll get the idea and I'll know whether they've done it or not! :)