Cork/Chalkboard Tutorial

Have you ever wondered what to do with a collection of wine corks? I love this awesome project from Laura at

Top This Top That

who combines corks + wood trim + chalkboard to create a beautifully framed cork board/chalkboard. (Warning: This project may encourage more wine drinking.) Here’s how she made hers:

Materials needed
  • Wine corks- lots of them (Laura used 350!)
  • Piece of MDF-  pre-cut to 36inch x 24inch
  • trim for the outside frame
  • picture frame for the chalkboard
  • chalkboard paint
  • paint for the outer frame
  • liquid nails- to secure your frames
  • hot glue gun- to secure your wine corks
  • picture frame wire/screws, or Dischangers or 3M velcro for hanging
Tutorial:
1) Cut  trim pieces for the frame.
DIY frame
2) Assemble boards on piece of MDF and secure with liquid nails.
3) Clamp and let dry.
liquid nails
 
4) Paint outside frame and MDF and picture frame.
5) Paint an inner area the same size of the inside of the picture frame with chalkboard paint according to instructions. Let dry.
6) Attach picture frame (framing the chalkboard painted area) with wood glue.
DIY cork/chalkboard
 
7) Pre-arrange and secure wine corks using hot glue.
wine cork board how to
8) Attach picture frame wire/screws, Dischangers or 3M velcro to hang.
9) HANG!
wine cork board chalkboard
 
Her finished project looks like something I’d Pin from a Pottery Barn catalog. Awesome job, Laura!
 
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What’s all the HOOPla? DIY Hoop Art Tutorial

My friend Amanda from

Mommy is Coocoo

created  a wall of beautiful art using embroidery hoops and pretty fabrics. Super easy and affordable do-it-yourself to fill up an empty wall space. So many options for making a design for a custom color palette and space.

Materials:

  • Fabricfabric scraps
  • Embroidery Hoopsembroidery hoops

Tutorial:

  • Simply stretch fabric in embroidery hoops, trim to size and hang. Amanda recommends not putting a whole lot of thought into it. Sometimes a random surprise is the best plan. fabric hoop art tutorial

Wall before:{naked!}

bare wall

Wall after:

hoop art tutorial

Fun, colorful, affordable, super quick and easy wall art that makes a big beautiful statement!

hoop and fabric wall art

embroidery hoop wall art

See more creative DIY (and more!) from Amanda at Mommy is CooCoo!