Hey everyone, it’s Bonnie again (I know it's been ages)!
So it’s been a while since I’ve even had a chance to craft
at all, what with working full time, being a full time student, and working on
an art commission that literally takes up more space than me, but I had a
desperate need to craft today.
See, here’s the deal: I like accessories. I LOVE necklaces and earrings,
especially. My problem? That I can never find what I want when I need
it, and when I do it’s always tangled up in everything else. I finally decided to solve the problem using
this super fast, super easy craft.
What you will need:
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| You don't actually need a cat for this project. |
- An unframed corkboard (whichever size you prefer)
- Fabric (Enough to cover the corkboard and a little over each edge)
- Stapler and Staples
- Push-pins
- Necklaces
- Ribbon (Optional)
- Glue (Optional depending on your presence or lack of ribbon)
- Scissors
- 2 long nails
- Hammer
- Wall space (Not optional)
Okay, so Step 1!:
Lay the fabric as flatly as possible over the front of the
corkboard. Trim the edges of the fabric,
but try to leave about an inch and a half to fold over. Flip the cork board upside down.
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| You can't see the corkboard, but I promise it's there. |
Step 2:
Fold the fabric as neatly as possible, and try to keep it
snug. Open the stapler so you can lay it
flat on the corkboard. Press down (hard,
otherwise the staples won’t always go in) near the edge of the corkboard, over
the fabric. Make sure the staple went in
all the way as you go. In an attempt to
make sure the fabric was definitely being held in, I stapled along the back
edge about every four to five inches.
Where the fabric was folded over twice (at the corners) I used about
twice that.
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| Keca supervising the dangerous part |
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| I'm building suspense by only showing you the back of the corkboard. |
Step 3 (optional):
Once the fabric is nice and tight and connected to the
corkboard, flip it over so the front is facing you again. Cut an amount of ribbon that will border each
side of your corkboard. Using glue (I
used memory glue, but fabric glue and probably even Elmer’s glue will work just
fine) edge the fabric and then flatten the ribbon over it, trimming the edges
if they’re just a little too long. Your
board should be looking super pretty about now!
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| I'm still building suspense by not showing you the whole picture. |
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| Suspense ended. |
Step 4:
Decide how you want to organize your necklaces, and put in
your push-pins accordingly. I really
liked this part because I was starting to get excited about putting the
corkboard up on my wall. And also
because I used lime green push-pins.
(I don't have a picture for this because the lime green push pins are slightly transparent and they blend right into the fabric...)
Step 5:
Put the corkboard against the wall, and in one top corner,
place the nail and bang it through the wall using your hammer or tool of
choice. Make sure the corkboard is even,
and then go to the other top corner and smash in the second nail. The nails went through the cork board and the
wall super easily for me, and it’s holding up really well.
(I also don't have a picture for this because it would have looked remarkably similar to the previous picture...but on a wall, not a rug.)
Step 6:
Hang up your necklaces!!!
I can’t find all of mine yet (which is no surprise because I lose just
about everything), but you can see that not only does this make a good storage
for jewelry, and a good organizer, it also makes a pretty sweet decoration.
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| I really am excited about it. It holds up even my heaviest necklaces, and it looks great :) |
Next, I plan on doing a smaller one for my earrings with a
small plastic or metal tub beneath it to catch earrings in the event that they
fall off…because if they fall behind one of my bookshelves, I’m never getting
them back! If I do manage, I'll add on a picture and an extra tutorial, if necessary :)
Happy crafting!
Happy crafting!
