Decorative Corkboards

So I was in Ikea the other day and I saw that they had cork boards for $2-$5 depending on the size. I decided that I was going to take these ugly cork boards and make them cute. I've been wanting to make a necklace holder for a long time now. I don't know if you're like me, but I forget to wear jewelry if I don't see it. This makes it easy to see, keeps my necklaces and bracelets untangled, and can fit easily in my closet. These would make cute bulletin boards for a kitchen or would make great teacher presents.

To make my corkboard. I just cut the fabric to the size of the corkboard and then used spray adhesive to glue it on. Don't worry if you are a little off because the ribbon around the edges help to cover up any mistakes on the sides. After you glue the middle you just cut and glue on the ribbon. I used wood glue to glue on the ribbon and hot glue for the bow. It literally took 10 minutes! Add some bigger sized push pins and you are good to go. Who needs to pay for those expensive necklace holders when you can make one for $5?


Here are some other cute ideas to transform a plain cork board into a cute piece of art for a child's room. I will definitely be doing this when I have kids. What can you do with an ugly cork board?

Twirly Skirt and Headband

I made this cute Twirly skirt and then used this tutorial to make the headband. And remember these fabric flowers? Came in handy didn't they? The size ended up being bigger than I thought. So you might want to sew this for at least a 4 year old. I'm making a variety of sizes so I don't care. The fabric is also a darker pink, but as I have learned my camera is not that great.

June

Better late then never right.....

July

Martha Stewart Tissue Paper Flowers

I am aware that these decorations look extremely cheesy, but they have there place for certain occasions. Matt teased that our kitchen looked like we had decorated it for a school dance. Haha! I was just dying to try it out. I thought it might also be cute if I attached them to sticks and stuck them in the lawn when we have parties outside. A lot of people hang them from the ceiling for weddings and showers which I wanted to try, but I don't have any string. At least now I know how to make them when I want to entertain. They would also be cute on top of presents. Maybe now my gifts will stop looking so pathetic!

4th of July Wreath

I had a fun time making this wreath. I just went to Walmart and the Dollar store to pick up everything to make this cute wreath and made this wreath in about 1 hour while we were watching TV. I have some more decorations coming so I'll post those soon.

Baby Gifts

I had some friends and family that are having baby boys so I decided to make homemade gifts for them. I just bought some baby satin, fleece, and some onesies. I gained an appreciation for my machine when it sewed through all those layers of fleece with no problem. Here's a picture of the end result.