The Finished Product...
Okay so I am really sorry for my absence but school started and I have been super busy so I just haven't had time however I am going to try to get back into the swing of things so yes I should be posting more regularly.
Okay so basically this is a really simple cork board diy and honestly I love this. I don't remember where I found it but it's probably somewhere on YouTube.
What you'll need:
A cork board
Paint
Paint Brushes
Painting Tape
So basically you are going to want to take a plain cork board, cheap one or new one doesn't matter...
(excuse my foot please)
And tape it off. If you don't want to paint the wood you are going to want to tape off the edges of the frame first. I tried to just take the cork out but mine wouldn't some out. Maybe yours does so that's an option. You are going to want to do this before you put down the stripes due to you will take the stripes off and continue painting so when you take the strip tape off you don't want to take off the edge tape too. If that makes any sense. I basically just made some diagonal stripes leaving the part I wanted to paint not taped.
After I painted I removed the tape and replaced it where I wanted the new stripes do be.
Wait until this is fully dried until you do it otherwise the tape may take up some of the newly painted paint.
And did the same thing again...
And again but I didn't show because I think you guys got the idea. However this is a picture of me painting so I can share some painting on cork board tips.
First of all as this picture is trying to demonstrate the best way to get color is by dabbing motions. However you are still going to want to do several coats and I would recommend the top one being brush strokes because it gives a more even coating.
And the way I liked to get the paint onto the cork board (also shown in the picture) is by actual squirting it right onto the board.
And that is pretty much it. Overall you are going to need a lot of paint.
And i think spray paint would be a lot faster and easier you would just have to care to cover up the whole frame and everyplace you don't want covered.
And this is the final product hanging on my wall...
I hope you guys enjoyed and I'm really sorry for not posting for so long not that I know anybody reads my blog regularly.
