Cork Craft

So, I came across this old corkboard I bought it at Pottery Barn 2 years ago for $29.00 (I believe that they still have them on the website)  But I had it sitting my my trash pile when I was going through things in my room, but the crefter in me had to pull it out because I knew that I could fix it up and do something with it, so this is what I decided to do!

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
-Corkboard
-2 Cans of Spray Paint (Different colors)
-Stencil
-Tacks

For me I chose purple and white because I needed to incorporate some purple into my room besides my dresser.  I have started by spraying the corkboard white coating ALL sides with a couple of coats.  Keep in mind that cork is porous and the paint will sink into it some giving it a worn in look.



After you spray paint it all it should look something like this.



This is the stencil that I chose, I used tacks to tack it down to the corkboard.



After tacking the stencil to the corkboard you will take your second can of spray paint and spray all over your corkboard.

After letting it dry some I removed the stencil, and sprayed a little more purple on top so it didnt look as perfect.  and this was the outcome.  I love distressed old looking items and I really like how this turned out.  I may use some ribbon to hang it, Im not sure.. But in the end Im glad I didnt throw it away!

Zebra love for the home.

I have never been a fan of animal prints, but I do love Zebra print. So my sister bought her first home in August/September of last year and she decided that she wanted to do Hot Pink and Zebra Print as a theme in my 3 year old nieces room. Naturally I thought it would be fun to have a hand in it and I thought it would look cool to do a focal wall in zebra print, only one wall though because it is a smaller space and too much print can be overwhelming and can make a space look a lot smaller. So my sister and I started painting the hot pink walls, then a few days later I came in with my paint pens and traced zebra print onto the wall. It has been that way for about 4 months as I have poked and proded my sister to get the actual black paint so I can finish the process. BUT she still hasnt, so this is how it looks now, my goal is to go get the paint myself this week and finish the job.

I also painted myself and my niece Monogramed signs for our rooms, as I told you all I am OBSESSED with monograms! So I stuck with the theme for Keylees room and did Zebra print. The one I did for my room was damask and was Green black and white.

I adore this sign, I handpainted it.. From start to finish it took me about 6 hours.. But I was in the zone..

and of course this one is mine for my room handpainted as well.. A lot less time consuming than my nieces.

I went on and added this because it was zebra print and I wanted to throw it in because of its insane cuteness! I found the zebra print fabric for a dollar and I used fabric glue to attach it to the shirt then I found the pink, orange and yellow ribbon for the ghost's bow. But it was a great shirt and very cute for all of October!