Hung from a plant hook or the bottom of a kitchen cabinet, this message center will keep important notes, permission slips, and school announcements from getting trampled, stained, eaten by the dog, or just plain lost.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| 4-inch lightweight wooden box (available at craft stores)
2 equal lengths of ribbon Key ring Tack Wood glue Clothespins Small pad of paper and a pencil or pen | |
| Seasons: Year round | |
| Materials: clothespin, ribbon | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Paint a 4-inch lightweight wooden box and four wooden clothespins and allow them to dry. |
| 2. | For a hanger, slide the ribbons through the key ring so
that they are centered, then knot them together a little below
the ring. Tack the four ribbon ends inside the box, one to each
side.
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| 3. | Use wood glue to secure the clothespins to the outside of
the box for holding notes securely in place.
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| 4. | Place a small pad of paper and a pencil or pen inside the box and hang it in your entryway or kitchen, where everyone in the family will see it daily. |
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