Turquoise, Pink, and Purple Bulletin Board

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Terry

Big Girl Bedroom with New Custom Made Cork Board

My son’s very best girl friend recently turned 7.  Hannah the Banana is a sweet girl near and dear to all of our hearts, especially my oldest son’s.  They grew up together, born a couple months apart, and have been connected ever since.  It is such a sweet relationship, one that I hope never changes.

Her amazing mama turned her little girl room into a stylish big girl room as one of her birthday gifts.  I, of course, wanted to be a part of this transformation and thought that a bulletin board would be the perfect accent piece and a special gift for a growing girl.  With new bedding ordered and a color palette of turquoise, purple and pink I quickly got to work.

I have done a few bulletin boards around my house and love to see how a bit of fabric and glue can really change up a cheap cork board.  Since this was a gift, I wanted to create something a bit more special.  HomeGoods sells amazing framed bulletin boards, so that was my first stop.  They didn’t have the color I wanted so I simply spray painted the board bright turquoise.

Bright Turquoise Frame!

Next was finding the perfect fabric to cover the cork.  Her new big girl bedding had lots of bright colors and patterns with a bit of a Moroccan feel to it.  I felt that I needed a neutral fabric to match her new bedding but I didn’t want a solid white.  I found this amazing fabric with a circular patterned print that worked perfectly with her bedding.

Spray Glue works wonders on cork boards... I really love that stuff.

I tacked the corners of the fabric to hold it in place while the glue dried.

I wanted to add a border and found this hot pink pom pom trim that I fell instantly in love with.  It still has that Moroccan feel but it is also playful and girly.  I didn’t want to choose something too grown-up for the border as she is only 7.   My girlfriend and I embrace that our kids are growing up, but we also want to enjoy each phase.  I definitely wanted something that reflected her maturing style but I also wanted to keep it age appropriate.  I am in no rush to for anyone to grow up fast :) !  I think the pom poms are a sweet touch of fun and color.

Hot pink pom pom trim makes the perfect statement!!

I finished off the pom pom trim with some silver accent tacks.

I felt that I needed to include some fun push pins to tie it all together.  Since I already had these silver pins on hand,  I figured that I could jazz them up for her girly board.   I had some extra pom pom trim and cut off  a few poms and  hot glued them to the top of the pin.  I also purchased a .99 cent flip flop bedazzle kit from JoAnn Fabrics a while back and loved the idea of adding some flowers and jewels to this piece.  I simply separated the jeweled flowers from the set and hot glued those to the top of the push pins, which added a bit of whimsy to the board.

Creating custom push pins to match this fun big girl bulletin board

I also had purchased a wooden “H” to personalize her board.  I wasn’t sure what to do with it but I wanted to have something hanging on the board when we presented her gift.  I had lots of purple glitter and some clear spray paint top coat.  It was as simple as that!! I stapled some ribbon to the back of the H and hung it center stage.

I simply covered the "H" with Mod Podge and then sprayed a clear top coat to ensure the glitter wouldn't come off.

Here is the final product hanging in her new and improved big girl bedroom.  Check out her new bedding and adorable her peace sign artwork.  She is growing up, as is her fashion forward style!

Big Girl Bulletin Board

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Get Organized~~Simple Decoupaged Bulletin Board!

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Christy

 

I’ve been saving this project for awhile and it seems perfect for summer.  In some ways, summer is even busier than the school year for us, because we have no set schedule and it seems like we spend a lot of time away from home on various vacations and trips to visit family (not that I’m complaining!).  Still, a fast and easy project always helps me to feel like I’m getting things accomplished, even when I don’t have time to spend days on it.

When I decorated my master bedroom sitting area/office (read about that HERE), I went with a mostly black and white color scheme, which I’ll admit is my usual go-to palette for decorating.  I already had a black-framed bulletin board that was in our bonus room, but not getting much use, so I decided to give it a facelift using decoupage paste and black and white damask wrapping paper.  Here’s what I started out with:

 

 

I bought my bulletin board at Hobby Lobby when it was 50% off and I’m sure it was under $20.  You can pick up the cheaper bulletin boards for WAY less and all you’d need to do it spray paint the frame the color you want.  There’s one in my daughter’s room that we bought for $1 at a yard sale and then sprayed celery green from top to bottom.

The wrapping paper was also from Hobby Lobby (I spend a lot of money there!) and it’s nice quality–thick and shiny, which I think is important when you’re going to be getting it wet with Mod Podge glue.  If you’ve never decoupaged before, then this is an easy project to get started on.  Seriously, just follow the instructions on the bottle!  And while there are probably other decoupage pastes on the market, Mod Podge is synonymous with decoupage (like “Kleenex” is with tissues!) so I use them interchangeably.

I used a foam brush to apply paste to the board, then carefully smoothed on the wrapping paper (cut to size, of course).  I then applied a top layer of Mod Podge and smoothed out the wrinkles.  The paper will look hazy, but that’s normal until the glue dries.  If you’re neater than me, then try to keep the glue off of the bulletin board molding.  Otherwise, wipe it off with a wet paper towel. :)

 

 

When the paper had dried nicely onto the bulletin board, I used this black braided trim around the inner edge to disguise some of my less-than-perfect straight edges.  I simply glue-gunned it into place, and I think it makes it look more finished.  A contrasting color (white, hot pink, green, etc) would also have looked nice.

 

 

Here’s the finished product, once again:

 

 

And here’s the bulletin board, in use.  Notice that most of the surface is covered with “stuff” already–kind of ironic, huh? :)

 

 

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