Cork Board Frame

Those of you that went to our wedding two years ago may remember that we used corks for our name tags and table numbers. Something similar to this little beauty down here.

Well, needless to say, we ended up with quite a few extras and some leftover corks from some of our more enthusiastic (maybe drunk) friends. Two years later and those corks are still taking up room in our garage. So I thought, we needed a project to finally get some use out of them.

Enter Pinterest, where I found this picture. Follow the link on the picture to check out my craft board.

First thing was to purchase this frame from IKEA. It is called the Ung Drill. No idea what that means in Swedish but heck, its IKEA. Only $29.99! A steal, believe me, we checked everywhere. (Or at least Ross, Aaron Brothers, TJMaxx, and Homegoods didn't have anything in this price range) It is plastic mind you but still looks pretty good. You will have to remove the glass that comes with the frame, but be careful. We broke ours when we tried to get it out. It didn't look like it was meant to be taken out like that. Keep the cardboard that comes with it though. You will need that later.

Next stop was Home Depot for some spray paint. Be sure to pick out one that is good for plastic. Any color will do. If you are more adventurous, Michael's has a greater array of colors and shades, but Home Depot's prices are about a third cheaper.

Be sure to wear clothes you don't mind getting dirty and maybe some glasses to protect your eyes and some gloves. Place plastic or paper underneath to catch any extra spray and be sure to do this in a well ventilated space. Our backyard and some extra moving boxes worked fantastic. 

It did take us a few coats to get every crevice of this frame. Be sure to go at it from every angle to cover it all.

The next step was to place some cardboard backing into the space where the glass used to be. Take  the piece of cardboard that came with frame and trace two additional layers of cardboard to fit into the frame. We found three layers of cardboard fit perfectly.

Then came the hot glue gun and lots and lots of glue...

You will also need a utility knife and pencil to trim up the side pieces to fit.

We decided to go with a chevron pattern. We made sure to setup all the pieces first and then glue them down one at a time.

And in no time at all, we had a finished project!

Pinterest score!

This idea can be easily be scaled down for a smaller frame as well.

I know a great place for it too!