Children's Art Cork Board
Looking for an easy way to display your child’s artwork? This DIY children’s art cork board turns a simple frame into a colorful display for kids’ drawings, paintings, and school projects.
With a few inexpensive supplies, you can create a personalized artwork display that keeps your children’s creations organized and easy to change.
I've been slowly finishing up on a few of my LONG list of things to do.
The first thing I want to show you is an addition to my toy closet.
Do you remember in my Home Makeover Kitchen Post, I showed you Janda's corkboard she made for her children's artwork? Well, it was there that I was INSPIRED to create my boys a cork board for displaying their artwork & I knew EXACTLY where I wanted it.
This wall in my toy closet was the perfect place for it! and guess how much it cost me to make? Zero. Zilch. Nada!
I had everything on hand!
The frame is one that I've had in my garage for a while now {I just knew I would find a use for it}
It use to look like this:
well, it just had cardboard inside the frame & I had these tile cork pieces {they are the peel & stick kind} I got them from Craft Warehouse a while back
I simply cut them to size and attached them to the cardboard.
Next, using the same green acrylic paint I had used for the leaves on my tree mural,
I painted the cork board {the color is leaf green} {YES, you can paint cork boards! How COOL is that?} and I added some ribbon to hide the seams.
and . . .
I didn't like the black frame in the room, so I painted that too! First I did a few coats of white... and I thought that it was a little too white, so I wiped some antiquing paint on, and wiped it off before it was dry,
just to give the frame a little "aged" look. I LOVE this stuff!! I've used it many times on many projects!
Here's a little tip for you:
While painting, if you're going to leave the paint for a little while {like an hour or two, I'm not talking days or weeks ;) } soak the roller or brush in paint, place Saran Wrap over & your paint won't dry out. Just a little trick I learned from my dad {he's a painter}.
Oh & speaking of paint . . . Take a look at the chalkboard & the wall underneath it
Take a look at the chalkboard & the wall underneath it (the chalkboard is from Joanns). Well today, I started "transforming" that a bit with some more paint. . .and I'm anxious to finish it so you can see what it looks like now. . .
Soon it'll be done, so be sure & check back!
May you be. little inspired.
Until Next Time,
DaNita
