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Thrift Store Corkboards Two Ways

Published on September 30, 2013January 26, 2015 by YvetteLeave a comment

My daughter needed a corkboard to hang above her new desk and I was lucky to come across two giant corkboards at my local thrift store last week. They were both on sale, marked down to just $1.25! They needed a little TLC, for sure, so this is what I came up with:

I was lucky enough to find a piece of fabric in my stash that was just the right size to upholster the corkboard. Using a staple gun, I stretched and attached the fabric to the back of the frame stapling the whole way around.

That’s it! It probably took me less than 15 minutes total to upholster it and hang it on the wall.

I had some left over chalkboard paint from a project I did at least 2 years ago. I don’t think I ever shared it with you, but you can see it here. I took the corkboard outside and spray painted it with the chalkboard paint, letting it dry between coats. Easy peasy!! I added a typography Julia Child quote with chalk and hung it near my kitchen table:

I think it looks fab…except hubby keeps reading it as “People Who Eat People”…maybe I’m too subconsciously addicted to The Walking Dead!

Can you believe these two corkboards once looked like this?

(Disclaimer: I fully realize that these are awful photos! This is what happens when you are in a rush to document a project!)

Ten Minute Teen Wolf {DIY Halloween Costume}

Published on September 24, 2013January 26, 2015 by Yvette2 Comments

Last Halloween, my then 12-year-old son couldn’t decide whether or not he wanted to dress up for trick-or-treating. The truth is, he WANTED to dress up, but wasn’t sure if other kids his age would be, as well.

On the morning of Halloween he finally decided he wanted to dress up regardless of what the other kids were doing. Of course, that left me little time to come up with one of my totally awesome DIY costumes. 😉 He suggested dressing as a werewolf and here is what I came up with:

I had found some fur at the fabric store earlier in the month and picked up a remnant since he had been leaning toward werewolf IF he decided to dress up. I cut the fur into wrist-sized rectangles and sewed on a small piece of elastic to the bottom so he could easily slip his hand through.

We threw together a flannel shirt, some jeans, and I used two shades of brown eyeliner and lip liner to draw fur on his face and give him a wolf’s nose and bushy eyebrows. I added a lot of gel to spike his hair and voila: Ten Minute Teen Wolf!