A couple of months ago I found a great deal on picture frames and an even better deal on some cork boards. It seemed to me that they were meant to come together.
I got this great deal on cork board at The Home Depot. The first time I saw them I only picked up 3 sheets of the clearance cork board—but I went back the next day and picked up 10 more sheets. WHAT was I thinking? I’ll be making cork board projects for YEARS!.
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This is one of the frames I got really cheap at Vendors’ Village. I love old frames,and can rarely pass them up—which means I have a stash of all kinds of frames in my garage.
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On a day when I was painting a lot of projects black with my Homeright Finish Max I included these two frames in the mix. I used a couple of light coats of my diy chalky paint primer and then a couple light coats of Beluga Satin.
I was having a lot of trouble trying to figure out how I was going to secure the cork board pieces into the frames. I considered glue for a moment, and then I remembered I had these Small round eyelet flat metal type hangers in my stash for awhile. This isn’t their intended purpose, but they worked like a charm! I inserted the small screws and extended the hanging sections over the back of the cork board.
The second frame was shaped a little differently, so I had to bend the metal hangers in order to secure the cork board for this frame. As always I used d-rings for hanging the picture frame cork boards.
I do have a Logan Dual Elite Driver that works well for some projects but there wasn’t any room to drive them in. You can see how I used it in the post artwork frame chalkboard.
I really think that the flat metal eyelet hangers are an inexpensive option to keep on hand, but I do prefer using the Dual Point Driver when it’s an option.
These were quickie projects I did to take to Glendale 2016. Neither of them sold.
They now reside BACK at Vendors’ Village in my booth. I often find it funny how many things I buy here, fix up and then take back. In this picture alone I see the French Provincial Headboard Bench, the glazed sewing cabinet and the glazed chair project hanging on the wall.
I have a lot of frames, and many sheets of cork board. What do you think I should do next? I’ve seen fabric covered corkboards and painted corkboards . . . maybe something of that sort?
gail
What a great idea! I need/want a smallish cork board to hang above my desk area that is 1.5 to 2 times wider than high. I’ll be on the lookout for a thrifted picture frame and some cork board. I made a nice bulletin board years ago from burlap covered Firtex and a picture frame and I still use it above my sewing machine. Love that they can be customized to personal needs and tastes! Thanks for the great ideas. Wish I lived closer so I could “shop” your store.
Hey there gail & lulu mae great work & great price on cork boards.
add some kind of French stencil to the boards, it’ll doll them up and I think be more eye catching.
great idea! I think I’ll do that…. going to search on pinterest for ideas.
thanks!
gail
I was looking for cork at HD a little while ago and there was none to be found. So instead, I bought a piece of sheet metal, cut it, and popped it in the frame. Magnetic board instead of a cork board.
love how you took the cork and frame and made it into a bulletin board!
here is a link for some cork projects. http://www.curbly.com/15286-10-cool-diy-decor-projects-to-make-with-cork
Sounds like a good use of all those frames you’ve been collecting. It’ll make room for something new.