For the chalkboards, I used the covers of old books that the girls had torn up. After cutting them evenly, I painted them with 2 coats of chalkboard paint.
For the "MENU" part, I got a set of alphabet stamps 1/2 price at Michaels. This would be WAY cute if you used vinyl, but I can't afford vinyl, so here's my cheap-o version. I dug through the dollar stamp bin at Michaels and found this border stamp and the birthday stamp which I only used the scrolls from.
After stamping, I went over it with paint and a teeny paintbrush and then freehanded a little cupcake.
Next, I mod podged cute paper to the back for a finished look (sorry, I forgot to take a pic)
I was really cheap this time and used metal wire hangers to make the stands. Just use pliers to cut and bend them into the shape of your stand and then curl the ends with the pliers. I spray painted them the 97 cent white spraypaint from Walmart. All in all, I was really happy with the menus - especially since I went so cheap (green) this time.
I'll do a post on the cookbooks later. They turned out way cute and the girls LOVED them!
