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Family Prayer Board

October 17, 2017 By Amy | The Happy Scraps 1 Comment

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Back in June, my husband got a new job and with that, he’s been able to be home more. He doesn’t work such long hours anymore, which is awesome! Another thing that has come with that is that we are able to have family prayer together in the morning before he leaves. It’s been so nice for me to not be trying to do this on my own. At his old job, he left for work before nearly everyone was out of bed. Since we’ve been more consistent with saying family prayer in the morning, I’ve noticed that my boys a lot of times say the same things over and over for the prayer. I decided that we needed a Family Prayer Board to help us remember those people that we want to be praying for, so I made one.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

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When my sister was moving a few months ago, she was getting rid of some cabinet doors that she had for projects, but didn’t end up using them. I told her I’d take them, and they’ve been sitting in my garage ever since. Well, I was going to build a frame and either put chalkboard vinyl or dry erase vinyl in the frame, and then we could write on it what things we wanted to pray for. Then one weekend a few weeks back, we were cleaning out the garage and I found this cupboard door with glass in it, that I’d gotten from my sister and I knew that it would be perfect for the project I had in mind. I collected the other supplies I needed, and designed and cut my vinyl with my Cricut Explore Air 2 for the frame as well.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

I used some wood filler to fill the hole where the knob had been.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

While the wood filler was drying, I taped off the glass around the wood, and then I lightly sanded the wood.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

I probably should have used some kind of primer, but I didn’t. I painted several coats of white paint onto the frame. I lost count of how many because I would paint one, then work on something else, and then come back to it. It took me a few days to get it white enough that I liked it.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

Once it had enough paint on it, I peeled the painters tape off.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

I peeled the backing off of my vinyl that I had cut, and then placed the vinyl at the top of the frame. I placed my ruler at the top so I could make sure I was getting the vinyl in the center.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

Then I peeled up the transfer tape.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

I grabbed a dry erase marker and started writing all the things I could think of that we wanted to and needed to pray for. We’ve since added a few things to the list, and I love that I can give the marker to one of my kids and send them to write on it.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

Once it was done, I hung it on the wall using the velcro like Command Strips. Those things are my favorite.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

I’m so glad that I decided to create this project. Not only do my boys love to ask me about things, and if they should be written on the Family Prayer Board, but I wanted to create this so that we as a family could remember the out of the ordinary things that we can and should be praying for, and it’s working! That makes me happy! I chose this saying because I think we can be thinking about things as well as praying.

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

I also love that the glass has bubbles in it, it’s the kind made to look old, and I adore it (even if it is hard to take pictures of).

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

Have you ever created something for your home that would help your family?

This Family Prayer Board has been a great way for our family to remember the things that we'd like to be praying for when we have family prayer.

What are some things that you might have on your Family Prayer Board? We’ve added a few things like those dealing with the California fires, my 4 year old niece who was attacked by a pit bull, (she’s okay, had to get about 30 stitches on her nose), and Las Vegas to our list.

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Filed Under: Cricut, DIY Projects, Home Decor Tagged With: cricut, cricut explore air 2, home decor, vinyl

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  1. Connie says

    October 18, 2017 at 11:40 am

    I love this idea. This provides a visible reminder of our prayers. Thank you!

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