DIY Inspiration Board

Since we are having the GREEN theme this week...

 I'm thinking of it today in the sense of making old things new again. 

I've been needing a bulletin board in our office for some time now.  I wanted to make an inspiration board! 

I did not want to pay for a BEAUTIFUL one from Ballard or Pottery Barn so I decided to make my own.

I started with this cork board from Goodwill - $3.99 - SCORE!

I painted the outside a tan color to update the plain wood a bit.  I just used an opal-ish color that I had in one of my craft boxes.  I didn't worry too much about the edges on the cork part because I was going to be covering that up anyways!

Then... I had some old fabric remnants that I purchased from JoAnn a few years ago!  I wasn't sure exactly what fabric to use... hmmm....

I ended up choosing the green.  While I LOVE the blue patterned fabric, I felt that it was too bold to coordinate with my drapes in the office where this would hang! Green it was - Fitting if I do say so myself!

Then I cut a large piece of batting (already had) to size and used spray adhesive to keep it in place under the fabric. 

Once that was in place, I layed the fabric over, centered it as best I could, and then started edging... thumb tack edging that is.  The thumb tacks were purchased from Meijer and were $1/40 tacks. I got some in white and silver to add a little contrast and interest.

And I kept the excess fabric there until I was ready to cut it around the edges of the board with a VERY SHARP Box cutter. 

And VOILA!  A New Inspiration Board for my office!

Total Cost - $14

---The Breakdown---

Tacks - 5 packs each color (just incase) = $10

Board = $3.99

Fabric = Free (already had)

Batting = Free (already had)

Paint = Free (already had)

And here she is in her new home...

Please don't mind the mess on the desk...

I try to straighten it up for my hubby, but it always gets messy again.

 

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