We’re back with another Monthly DIY Challenge! This month’s challenge item: cork. And while I know a fabric covered bulletin board isn’t exactly a new idea, we have a rule to only spend money on projects we need for our own homes or can sell in our booth.
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This project went together really quickly. I already had an old frame and a piece of cork board leftover from another project. The cork had a thick, pressed-cardboard backing and I used a table saw to cut it to fit the frame.
We found the Paris themed burlap at Hobby Lobby, and cut it to fit the cork plus enough overlap to wrap an inch or two around the back. Before adhering the burlap to the cork, I took it outside and shook it out really well. It was shedding something crazy!
I covered the cork with spray adhesive, then placed the fabric over it. The spray adhesive is pretty forgiving and allows you to reposition the fabric a bit when you first put it down. After the spray adhesive was dry, I flipped it over and used hot glue to adhere the edges of the fabric to the back of the cork board.
I painted the frame with Annie Sloan’s chalk paint in “Graphite”, and I nailed the cork board into the frame.
I made a few push pins to sell along with the board. I found a few flower embellishments in our stash and glued them onto thumb tacks with E6000.
I didn’t take a picture of it, but I cut a piece of brown craft paper to fit over the back to cover the ugly back and make it look finished and pretty. I don’t think we’ll have any problem selling it in our booth, and it was so easy to make we may put together a few more.
The rest of the cork projects are below. Just click on the pictures to see the full tutorial for each project!
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Super cute ladies! Love your creativity and resourcefulness!
Thanks so much, ladies!
Easy peasy and so pretty! Love it!
Thanks Bre!
So cute in every way, Amy! Love those push pins too!
Thanks Tara!
Very cute, and I agree that you will definitely sell that baby in a heartbeat! The pushpins are adorable, too!
I hope so! I haven’t officially shared the news yet, but we just signed the lease on a booth in a new, bigger antique mall. This will be one of the first things for sale in the new space :).
Oh! Mais oui! C’est très belle mademoiselle! I love the French theme 🙂
Haha, thank you Erin! <3
So pretty!! I just love the Paris theme. And those little pushpins are just too cute!
Thanks Erica!
Awesome and fashionable way to keep track of all my invites and to-do list! The little push pins are the cutest!
Super cute, Amy! I love the fabric you chose, and those little push pins you made are adorable. 🙂 I love easy but functional projects like this!!
What a perfect piece to sell! The burlap print you chose is so cute! And those custom push pins are adorable!!! Love it!
I LOVE this! We have a huge cork board with a map on it that we stick pins in every time we travel somewhere. The borders of the cork board are exposed, and I’ve been trying to think of a way to make it look nicer. Travel themed fabric would be a great way to hide that cork!
A travel map cork board is such a cute idea! I agree I think travel themed fabric would look great around the borders.
Love this! That printed burlap is so fun and those flower pushpins are so pretty! I love an easy and beautiful project. Thanks for sharing!
Shonee
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