I've known about using corkboards as a jewelry board for awhile now and I'm glad I finally found an opportunity to make one for myself. I love the way it turned out.
Ok, it's a huge corkboard. The reason I used it was I already had it hanging around, unused. It'll be fine, but it is going to take up a significant portion of my wall.
Color-wise, I wanted something simple. I considered black and white, but I didn't want that much white hanging around. Instead I chose a light blue background with a black border.
STEPS:
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| My board taped and sanded. |
- Begin by painting the blue area. When I did mine I wasn't very careful to stay 'inside the lines' but that's ok since the border was smooth and the paint just scratched off.
- When that is was dry tape off the border to keep the lines clean. Be sure to sand the edges before you paint them. This gives the paint something to grip so it doesn't just scratch off anymore. It doesn't take mush sanding to be effective.
- Paint the edges.
- Wait for the paint to dry. (tick tock tick tock)
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| The edges painted. |
- Carefully remove the tape.
- That's it! Now all that's left is to pin up your jewelry.
POINTERS:
- I painted my board with acrylic paint. That's fine for the border, but I don't recommend using it on the cork. I had misgivings about it the entire time I was painting. It didn't cover very well and I suspect it weakened the cork. Part of mine pulled up with the tape. Neither the iffy coverage or the bald patch is too much of an issue because the jewelry covers the board enough that it isn't very noticable.
- If given a second chance I think I'd try using spray paint to cover the cork. I suspect it would do a better job covering because it is less wet.
- If your bracelets are too thick or too many (like all my bangles) to be held with one push pin you can use a wire to hold them like I did HERE!
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| My poor cork pulled off here :( |
