Children's Art Cork Board

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

{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!