DIY Cork Board

Hi friends! So today I am going to be showing you another one of my DIY projects for my up-and-coming room. In my old house, my room was tiffany blue, black, and white. The room was so cute, but for my new house I wanted to change it up. My dad made me a really cool cork board a few years ago. It was really functional, but it didn't match the idea I had for my room. So one day when I was doing my typical Joann Fabric shopping, I came across the cutest patterned cork squares, then drawing the idea of what you will soon see. Without further interruption, I give you the reason for this particle blog......

DIY CORK BOARD! 

NOTE: These cork squares are somewhat thin and a bit hard to deal with. Make sure you take caution when pulling it at all, which may result in tears.

MATERIALS:

• DCWV 12"12 Cork Stack (find it at this link):  http://goo.gl/mxEPZK
• 1/2 inch ribbon (yardage depends on your board- will explain later)
• Hot glue gun
• Old Cork board (look for one at your local thrift shop!) 

1. Measure your cork board. The "Cork Stack" comes with 12 " 12 inch squares. The dimensions of my cork board were 3 feet by 4.5 feet.  Therefore, I could not fit exactly 4 cork squares in horizontally. So I cut them down. What I did was I had an extra 1/2 of a foot of cork. So, I took 1/4 of a foot from the the far left cork squares and the far right cork squares, so the different sizes were not as obvious. 

2. Start pasting and glueing! These cork squares are adhesive. I recommend using the adhesive for when you first put the cork squares on to your cork board. This is so you can see where everything will be placed. Once you have set the cork squares where you want them and stuck them on to the existing cork board, start to hot glue them into place. Everything will be uneven most likely (mine was), and that is okay. The ribbon will cover it up.

3. Once you finish hot gluing, get out your ribbon. If you want to do it the same way as I did, go below for the full instructions. In the end, I needed 36 feet of ribbon for all the rows and the border. I just hot glued the ribbon (I recommend using a thick ribbon so the hot glue can not be seen through it) onto the borders and the rows. 

4. TADAAAA!!! You have an awesome looking new cork board that is cheap and easy to make.

             Love- DD

P.S.- Full instructions on how to measure border: Calculate the amount of ribbon by first measuring it vertically . I have 3 rows of 3 foot ribbon (NOT INCLUDING THE BORDER), so I need 9 feet for the vertical rows. Then, measure your board horizontally. I have 2 rows of 4.5 foot ribbon (again not including the border), so I will need another 9 feet. Then, you add on the border. Just add 2 vertical measurements to 2 horizontal measurements so I ended up needing about 36 feet of ribbon.

Wall Art Collage

As promised in my first post, I am going to be sharing with you my most recent endeavors in the world of my room. Since this came together, I am very proud of how my room turned out. With the help of Francesca's, Hobby Lobby, Target, Joann Fabrics, Command Strips, and my parents, my room is looking AMAZING and I am very happy with its turnout. 

This is how the entire collage looks. After about 2 months of collecting different pieces that I thought would look good, it all came together and I am very proud of how it looks!

 This is the collage up close :)

 This is a piece I found at a Francesca's in Florida. I know that different Francesca's have different products, so I do not know exactly which store to find it at (if you do not know what Francesca's is, it is a wide-spread boutique).  But, I did find it online with the following link:  http://www.francescas.com/product/she+thought+she+could+medium+wall+art.do 

As long as you have some sort of pink/red/coral in your room or house, this would seriously go with any decor. It is a really good size too! Not to big or too small. Although I will mention it is a little heavy, so we had to use nails to hang it other than Command Strips (which we used for more than half of the wall art).

This is probably one of my favorite pieces of the collage. I found it a few years ago at Hobby Lobby. It was an extra piece from my old house, but it went perfectly with my vision, so I used it and I am really happy how it turned out. It adds a unique flare to the entire collage. I did manage to find the bike at the Hobby Lobby website, which is the following link:

http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/black-iron-decorative-bicycle-546564/ 

This is a really cute piece from Target. It is a really good filler for empty places in your collage, and anything small like this will work for a filler. But really, how cute is this? You can hang this up with the small wall hanging Command Strips. You can find this at the following link:

http://www.target.com/p/unframed-wall-canvas-dcwv-8-x-8-x-1-5/-/A-14768449#prodSlot=_3_8 

Any type of banner like this will tie your whole collage together (you can also do a picture strand, which I will be doing a DIY on in the near future). This particular banner has chalkboard hang things (is there a formal name for those?) and I think that it is so cute. I found this at Target. I chose dance because I am a dancer, and it totally worked out. You can find this at the following link:

http://www.target.com/p/chalk-garland-flags/-/A-15615980 

 This was a cute frame that was given to me. You can find this a JC Penny. I think it is a really cute pink color, and it The design is cool too! It is also an awesome filler. BTW, this is a picture of me and my friends :). The brand at JC Penny is called Happy Chic, and you can find it at this link:

http://goo.gl/iIiqr1

I also have a similar frame in green from the Happy Chic collection, but it is discontinued. It is in my living room and it looks amazing!

This is a really cute filler piece from Target! The weathered off-white color goes with virtually anything. Unfortunately, this product was discontinued :(. But I have seen these types of mirrors at Target before!

 This is a really cute and fun DIY project! I found this large S at JoAnn Fabric. I applied these photos using my homemade Modge Podge (which will be a soon-to-come post). It was very easy, and it looks so cute. The S was a bit hard though because all the curves. It was difficult to match the cutting with the exact curves. Mine is not exact, but you cant tell unless you really look. It is so easy, it takes 20 minutes, it is inexpensive, and super cute. I totally recommend doing this little mini project.

This was not part of my collage, but it will soon be hanging over my dresser. It has such bright colors and It is really cute. And, it has glitter. Everything with glitter is pretty cool. I got this at a cute boutique near my house, so you would not be able to find it online. Not only is the scripture amazing, but also it is really cute wall art.

And just in case you were wondering, this bedspread was found on overstock.com. It is SO COMFORTABLE. It is really thick and you can tell it is really high quality. It is really busy, but I still like it. Also, like I said, my room is still a work in progress, therefore ignore the lack of throw pillows. You can find this bedspread at this link:

http://www.overstock.com/Bedding-Bath/Laura-Ashley-Ainsley-Cotton-Quilt-and-Optional-Sham-Separates/8188870/product.html?searchidx=1

                Love- DD