We don’t really want a wobbly chalkboard that could fall down at any second hanging in our daughter’s room.

The ends were finished by just folding the excess fabric over the ends and then tucking them into the back.Even if you have a ton of extra fabric, just keep tucking!

You can’t get a much crisper end than that..The overall effect over the kitchen sink, with my new table and chairs in the foreground.It’s just the look I was hoping for!

Note the chicken tea towel.If I really had it together, I’d.

make a DIY tea towel from kid’s artwork.

I think that would be just the thing to distract from my weird orange cabinets!.Most often, the worst that happens is that we lose power for a few hours and we get a few big branches down in the yard, but even then, having a few supplies nearby would be really handy and comforting too..

So what I’ve done is I’ve put together a really simple, straightforward kind of list that you can use to get you started and tailor to your own needs.And it’s cute and you can print it out for free.

For instance instead of saying “You need such-and-such amount of certain specific non-perishable foods”, I just say “food”.You know your area and you know if you’re going to need 72 hours of nourishment while you camp out in a tent or whether you just need a snack while you drive to a relative’s house nearby.