Bulletin Board

Several years ago I inherited this large frame with a canvas painting in it from my in-laws that was not my taste.  It measures about 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 feet. So I took it and covered the canvas with a large piece of fabric and have used it over and over in my niche, on the wall with frames inside frames, Christmas decorations, all kinds of things would hang from it. 

Recently, I decided I needed a bulletin board above my desk.  My husband has a huge one above his desk which is behind mine so I would always just turn around and look at his calendar and baseball schedule etc.  I have been looking and looking for something large enough but didn't want to spend  a lot of money.  I decided to take this great frame with the canvas already in it, and put cork board in it. 



I have had these cork pieces under my bed for about 2 years and when I remembered I had them and found them, a piece was missing from the corner.  I knew I could fix that easily.  I made sure that six tiles would fit and then inked the edges.  I wanted them to stand out a little more.

Then I took two of the kids lunch sacks and cut out circles and layered them on top of each other.  Waded them up and crinkled them.  Inked the edges and glued a button in the middle.  I hot glued that perfect paper flower right over the tear in the cork.  (I'm sorry about the blurry picture.  I found out I shake when I take pictures and didn't have the tripod handy.  I'm working on my photo issues.)

I hung it above my very ugly but useful desk in our office area upstairs.  I thought it would be best to take a picture of it before I clutter it up with all my reminders and notes.



  Total cost for my bulletin board......$4.59 for the package of cork tiles.

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