DIY Whiteboard/ Dry Erase for guestbook

[PaperBagPrincess]

When I saw Kristy!"s whiteboard guestbook I just knew I had to be a total copy cat  I really wanted pictures for the guestbook and I love additional emotion the message adds, be it humor of inside jokes or love. thank you Kristy!  Here is the post..

 http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/forum/thread/47282/my-whiteboard-photo-guestbook

 

This then lead to the whiteboard hunt.  Lots of time etsy and trying to figure out how to make a whiteboard, that is clear and not glass.  Who wants broken glass in their suitcase and no whiteboard for the guestbook?

 

I found that home depot sells acrylic sheets you can put in a picture frame instead of glass.  It's about $5 for 11X14 sheet.  It's near all the doors.  I had to show the sku number to 3 people before we found it.

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CatalogSearchResultView?D=924853&Ntt=924853&catalogId=10051&langId=-15&storeId=10051&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&Ntx=mode+matchall&N=0&Ntk=P_PartNumber

 

Then I just bought a picture frame to fit it in. (kitchen stuff plus $11.99)  I love that I can change the background... now to decide on the background.  Below is what it looks like with some extra scrapbook paper in it.  I am going to change this, but was too excited to wait posting  

 

Plus I would love some advice ...please let me know what you think.

I would like to put some working up top like..

Dear Amy and Eddy

or

Words of Wisdom

or

How to have a Happy Marriage

or

...... I think you get the idea

 

Here are the pictures...PS I had a crappy crayola washable marker, not a real whiteboard marker.

 

 

 

 

This was the one I found on etsy that I really liked.  It's a menu planner for the week.  I think I will change my whiteboard to this after the wedding.  now to find this awesome paper

Link to her shop, in case she sells this one.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/christinahibbs?ref=seller_info

 

 

looking forward to your advice on wording  I'll be sure to post the final product.

[Spazdoodles]

It looks great! I love that you decided to DIY it instead of using a plain whiteboard. Such a great idea! as for what to put on top, I like Word of Wisdom the best

[Lua]

what a great idea! so creative! I was just planning on getting  a whiteboard from dollarama hehe

[clgriffi7]

You did a great job!  It will be a lot of fun to go and pick out the background paper....so many options.  I would personally just put "Amy & Eddy" at the top and your wedding date at the bottom.  If it were me, I wouldn't assume that each of your guests are going to take long enough to write out words of wisdom.  Some of them might just want to write "Congratulations" or draw a funny picture or something like that so it might be best to leave it a little more generic.

[islandbride8]

Wow!  this is awesome.  I'm so stealing this!!!  great job! 

[babestaaa]

That's a nice alternative to the whiteboard!!

[KelandJay81]

This is an amazing idea. I totally love that you can customize the background.

Contrast-wise, was it difficult to read the writing with a background in the photo?

 

Terrific! So creative.

[DazzlingDeb23]

Amazing idea, terrific!

[Chrysta]

Super cute idea =)

[NixSpade]

What a cute idea