Super useful and cheap to make!

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In case you're still looking for Holiday gifts to make check
out this HUGE chalkboard my bf and I made.

It measures about 4 by 5 feet. We also have a smaller one
outside our front door for messages. We went second hand shopping until we found
an old picture with the size and frame we liked, then we took the frame off of
the canvas. It used to have a green matador on it, lol. Then my bf painted it
with chalkboard paint (available at Michales) and he reinforced the corners
since the frame was old. We hung it in our kitchen and use it all the time for
notes and we also try and change the picture monthly.