We just wrapped up a project that started 13 years ago in a thrift shop, when I bought three substantial black wooden frames for $5, thinking, "I can find a use for these." I guess you could say it took awhile for inspiration to strike, but it was worth the wait. With a fresh coat of spring green paint, the frames now hang in Ana's room as charming fabric-covered bulletin boards.
The project wasn't hard to do. The trickiest part was getting the boards that fit into the frames cut to size, since Home Depot's lumber department isn't equipped to do "precision cutting." Martha Stewart's instructions suggest using Homasote board as the base, with no cork covering, but no home improvement store I called had ever heard of it, so we went with hardboard. MDF or plywood would also work.
Back of the bulletin board
I covered my boards with a layer of rolled cork (available at Michael's) on both sides to give them enough depth for the staple-gun staples I used to attach the fabric. I found that using Elmer's Craft Bond Spray Adhesive was much more effective for attaching the cork than a glue gun. Then I wrapped them in fabric (with no adhesive) which we stapled from the back, being careful to hold the fabric taut.
After laying the covered boards into the frames, we attached them to the frames using wood joiners (see the picture above -- they are like metal bars with prongs on each end), added some hardware and a wire to hang them, and voila!
The project wasn't hard to do. The trickiest part was getting the boards that fit into the frames cut to size, since Home Depot's lumber department isn't equipped to do "precision cutting." Martha Stewart's instructions suggest using Homasote board as the base, with no cork covering, but no home improvement store I called had ever heard of it, so we went with hardboard. MDF or plywood would also work.
Back of the bulletin board
I covered my boards with a layer of rolled cork (available at Michael's) on both sides to give them enough depth for the staple-gun staples I used to attach the fabric. I found that using Elmer's Craft Bond Spray Adhesive was much more effective for attaching the cork than a glue gun. Then I wrapped them in fabric (with no adhesive) which we stapled from the back, being careful to hold the fabric taut.
After laying the covered boards into the frames, we attached them to the frames using wood joiners (see the picture above -- they are like metal bars with prongs on each end), added some hardware and a wire to hang them, and voila!
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