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DIY Magnetic Chalkboard Weekly Paper Sorter

Last Modified: January 24, 2022 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

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DIY Magnetic Chalkboard Weekly Paper Sorter

A few years ago, I created a weekly paper sorter in my old kitchen.  Here is the link to that DIY project. I used this paper sorter for my kids' papers for the week.  This is how I would use it:  On Sunday, I would pull all the papers and envelopes I needed for the entire week and hang them on the appropriate day clip.  It worked great in my older kitchen because I had a lot of wall space near my phone.

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However, when we remodeled the kitchen, I had to get rid of my paper sorter.  It was too big for my command station.  So, I decided to create a DIY Magnetic Chalkboard Weekly Paper Sorter to replace my other one.  Here it is. Feel free to check this one out here:

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Here are the instructions on how I made it.  It was quite easy and took an hour to make.

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supplies needed Magnetic Chalkboard weekly paper sorter

This is the material I used.  I changed my mind and decided just to use 1 3M Command Strip hook (clear) to hold the magnet chalkboard instead of the 4 hook key hook shown. I picked up all these supplies at my local Michael's.

Add felt stoppers to the back of the magnet board

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First, I added felt pads to the back of the board so it wouldn't scratch the wood.

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Then, I added hot glue to the back of the flowers and added them to the three clips.  Here is an example of how one of them looked.

added hot glue to the back of the flowers and added them to the three clips

Then, I used the hot glue and added more flowers to the magnetic chalkboard.

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Here are the finished flower clips and board after the hot glue cooled. Doesn't it look cute?

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Create Chalkboard Daily Tags

Then, I write on the chalkboard painted tags from Monday to Sunday.  Then, I added one day to each side of the tags while placing Saturday and Sunday on one side of the tag.  I used a bistro chalk marker so it would dry and not rub off.  But, you could use a regular piece of chalk and relabel the days that have activities every week.

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Here is the final DIY Magnetic Chalkboard for sorting my papers.

Final location of Magnetic Chalkboard weekly paper sorter

I hope you like it.   It was fun to make too. How do you sort your papers/envelopes for the week?  Please leave a comment below.

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  1. Tuhin

    March 04, 2015 at 10:20 am

    Now that's a creative thing to do. Thank you for the detailed steps. The project sounds cool.

  2. Pamela Chollet

    February 27, 2015 at 2:31 pm

    Sabrina, you and Meredith need to hook up! The two of you amaze me. I'm awed by those of you who had the gift of crafting. What a great idea for organizing weekly projects and bills. I like the idea that the board hangs on the wall so it's always visible. I live in paper chaos and waste time searching for the document that has a due date.

  3. Kire Sdyor

    February 25, 2015 at 10:00 pm

    Sabrina, love that you call it a "Command Center".

  4. Mina Joshi

    February 25, 2015 at 2:13 pm

    What a fantastic way of remembering appointments. My kids have left home so I would use it to pin my shopping lists saving coupons as I am forever misplacing them.

  5. William Rusho

    February 25, 2015 at 11:22 am

    What a great DIY project. I know I use something similar for note and “to do lists”. It is always nice to have a reminder of things to do.

  6. Meredith @ The Palette Muse

    February 24, 2015 at 5:29 pm

    What a great idea, and it's so cute! I may have to try this one next. Did the chalkboard already come as is and you just added the cuteness and hooks? I don't think I've ever seen one like this.

    • Sabrina

      February 24, 2015 at 5:59 pm

      I found the chalk magnet board and decorated it. It was a great find at Michael's.

  7. Marquita Herald

    February 24, 2015 at 7:06 am

    Very clever! I normally try to stick to digital as much as possible - you know save a tree and all - but I can definitely see a number of uses for this project. Thanks for the inspiration!

  8. Erica

    February 23, 2015 at 7:14 pm

    What a cute idea! I'm generally not very crafty. The way you described this, with the help of your pictures, makes this a very doable project for me. I love this magnetic chalkboard!

    • Sabrina

      February 23, 2015 at 7:37 pm

      Thanks Erica. These craft projects are my kind of projects. Easy and fast. Thanks for stopping by.

  9. Laurie Hurley

    February 23, 2015 at 12:16 am

    I am so not a DIY person, so I always admire people who are! If my girls would still little, they would love this. Great idea.

  10. Jacqueline Gum

    February 22, 2015 at 8:02 pm

    Adorable! And right up my alley because it's easy! Kids would really love this, I think:)

    • Sabrina

      February 22, 2015 at 8:08 pm

      Yes, really easy craft project. My daughter wanted some of the flowers thought but I used them all.

  11. Donna Janke

    February 22, 2015 at 6:19 pm

    What a great idea to get papers organized for the week. I don't have the need to organize papers like this anymore, but I could have made use of it years ago. Does it help remind the kids about the papers they forgot to take out of the their backpack and show you or the ones they left at school?

    • Sabrina

      February 22, 2015 at 8:03 pm

      It helped me more than the kids when they were younger. Now, it helps us both.

  12. Ken Dowell

    February 22, 2015 at 6:07 pm

    So you think this works better than stacking all the papers up on top of the microwave? (Just kidding)

  13. Beth Niebuhr

    February 22, 2015 at 3:19 pm

    Very nice and easy too. It would make a nice gift too. Or would that imply that the recipient needed help? Maybe ask first!

  14. Patricia Weber

    February 22, 2015 at 2:14 pm

    What a terrific way to play for the week Sabrina. I can see your magnetic chalkboard weekly paper sorter just as easily work for a motivating to do list! Don't you love Michaels? I only recently found it but wow.

  15. Mahal Hudson

    February 22, 2015 at 12:24 pm

    Very easy to replicate and useful for any ages with your chalkboard sorter.

  16. Lenie

    February 22, 2015 at 12:08 pm

    This magnetic chalkboard is so cute and so simple to make. Love these easy, low-cost DIY projects.

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