Monday, August 16, 2010

quirky corky...

...I'm sorry for that title. I really am.

The other day, I went to Target and saw THE cutest cork board I had ever seen in my life. I would have bought it, but it was a hefty $30 for a little tiny cork board. No thank you. So, like the true crafter I am (hah) I decided that I could make one myself.
So, I snatched up some cork tiles and got to work. I'm lovin' the finished result, so I thought I'd share a little tutorial for you.
Step one: tape off your stripes. I probably should have used a ruler, but I kind of just eyeballed it. I'm lazy.
Step two: choose a few paint colors you love and start paining the stripes.
Step three: pull the tape off and admire it/realize it needs a little more color.
Step four: tape it off again...Become frustrated when you realize the tape no longer sticks how you would like it to, but paint it anyway. Resulting in the purple bleeding (shed a few tears, if you feel the need)
And there you have it, your very own  customized cork board. Yummm.

I hung mine on my back door so that I could stick things on there that I would normally forget. Like my grocery list. Or...A little friendly reminder for Mr. Oops! I Craft My Pants.

This project was super easy. Let me know if you attempt it. I would LOVE to see it.

16 comments:

  2. that is very cute, and awesome that you decided to try it yourself. You had a great end result, I think I will try it. Thanks!

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  3. I've seen these before but never thought about trying to paint it myself. Great idea! What kind of paint did you use?

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  4. Great job!

    Target has nerve to charge $30 for a painted cork board.

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  5. Great idea! Love the colors. And your play-by-play.

    Does Mr. Oops I Craft My Pants know his web-name? Cracked me up.

    suzy

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  6. Thanks everyone. I'm super happy with how it turned out.

    Bree, I just used plain ol' craft paint. Ya know, the bottles you can get at Walmart for like 50 cents? It worked perfectly!

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  8. Oooo! I like! I am totally going to have to make one of those...or more, of course! :)

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  9. I love the way it turned out!! I have a corkboard at my house and wasn't sure what to do with it... now I know! :) THanks!!

    ...visiting you from Sassy Sites! Come by and say hi!

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  10. That is SOOOOO cute! I always see those kinds of things and think, it's just too expensive. Way to use your crafting noggin!

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  11. Love it! So colorful and pretty! LOLed at the post it, my husband needs that reminder everyday :)

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  13. Love this project! I've got some cork boards just sitting around waiting for their big debut. They're going to look great in stripes!

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  14. So cute! I want make one for my classroom even though my walls are like giant cork boards!!

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  15. I already bought 4 cork tiles like that for my office and was thinking of what to do with them. Was going to cover with fabric, but maybe I'll paint them. Thanks for the idea.

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  16. So cute, easy and colorful! I featured these in my Friday Favorites this week!

    http://www.laniejandco.com/2010/08/friday-favorites-82010.html

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