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Fabric Covered Bulletin Board

7/22/2013

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I'm not the first person ever to do this, so while my post is a tutorial, I'm sure you can find lots of other tutorials on the web!

Now all I have to do is get two strong guys to help me hang it!
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BEFORE
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AFTER
Supplies:
Old bulletin board
Acrylic craft paint and brush
Fabric
Iron or steamer (optional)
Stapler and staples
Exacto
Ribbon (I used burlap ribbon found here)
Thumbtackes

How I Slogged Through It:
First, I painted the trim.  The acrylic paint allows the wood grain to show through, which made it look like a bright cherry stain.  Use another kind of paint if you don't want the wood grain to show through.  I used only one coat and it looked exactly as I wanted it.  Don't worry if the paint gets on the cork; you want to make sure the inside of the trim is painted also, and the fabric will cover the paint on the cork.
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Next, I stapled the fabric to the cork, getting as close to the edge as possible.  Again, don't worry about being perfect -- you will be covering it with ribbon.  Once stapled taut, I cut the excess fabric with an exacto knife.
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Finally, I tacked down my ribbon with the thumbtacks. 

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