school house chalk board map to blind

irishrovr writes: Brings me back a few years - I can just smell the chalk dust by looking at it. Nice idea to use it as a window blind!

Eileen http://ruralwisconsin.blogspot.com/ Posted: 6:43 pm on February 13th

MelHow writes: SeaGlassLady!! I love the educational aspect of it as well - I will have to share my school desk come summer. As to globes, as I've mentioned before my collection is rather large.

Geo - I am blessed in having wonderful parents - they do very good most of the time and when they don't it is usually my Mom's way of joking us. I think it is a blessing to grow up very poor.

CreepinJen - It isn't a current picture but it still hangs in the same place. I would never get rid of it unless (if we ever move) someone offered a significant sum of money for me to part with it. My parent's are certainly to blame too...I got a steamer trunk for eighth grade graduation, my two sisters did as well... :) I know mine has a prominent place in the home as does my next sister. My youngest sister lives in Michigan and I don't see her often so I am not sure about her home. Posted: 5:26 pm on February 12th

CreepinJen writes: Is this a current picture? I sure hope you still have it! I love gifts like that. I think my mother realized she had created a little junker, because she gave me an old steamer trunk on my 15th birthday. Thirty-five years later, and it still has a prominant place in my home. Posted: 5:01 pm on February 12th

georgiamoon writes: Oh yeah I'd trade in the sweater I got from my parents any day for something like this. Too bad they don't see things the way your parents do. Great re-purpose. Geo Posted: 2:56 pm on February 12th

SeaGlassLady writes: Fantastic...not only does it serve as a blind, but it's educational too! I love old school items...globes, ink wells, school desks, coat racks, etc. I can imagine your parents' glee at being able to find such useful gifts for their children at a school auction! Posted: 8:29 am on February 12th

Junk_Sophisticate writes: How perfect! I bet it's like a blackout blind too.

Candy Posted: 7:56 am on February 12th

junkermidge writes: That's awesome! I think you had some pretty smart parents.

Midge Posted: 8:05 pm on February 11th