DIY: Upgrading My Pin Board

Well, my Disney pin board needed an upgrade. Yup, already! Turns out, 1 layer of cork is not enough. Plus I tried having the metal plate next to it, but didn't think that through. The cork board was like 1 cm thick and the metal board was practically paper thin. Yah, that didn't look pretty and was irking me so.

So, me and Zoë took a trip over to Joanns this time and I picked up some better supplies. I found a longer roll of cork, which allowed me for three layers thick.

And I had it span the entire frame this time and then laid the metal board on top of it.

Was a much more smoother transition. I also bought me some fabric. I wanted something chic and a good contrast color for my pins. I found this pretty grey. The back of it is awesome too, but probably not good for the pins. Shiny gold. Hahaha. I'll stick to the grey.

And here my board is all covered and awaiting for the white pretty frame.

Framing it proved to be a bit difficult, but with sheer force, I got it in. Unfortunately, that also resulted in hearing the glass crack. Whoops! Oh well, it's all clothed up and held stiffly with the cork layers and the back panel of the frame. Should totally be fine. None-the-less, all framed and ready for pins and magnet buttons!

Tada! Pins and magnets. Love this so much.

DIY: New Cork/Magnetic Board

I've been wanting to update my old pin board for awhile. Not sure if you remember my old one, but here's a pic of it. I took all the pins off and only have the AP Days Button set on it right now.

I thought it was so cute back then, but it's totally not. Hahaha. Time for an upgrade!

I went to Michaels and picked up some supplies. A frame, a metal board and a cork roll. Unfortunately they don't carry cloth/fabric, so I decided to use one of Zoë's old swaddles.

I couldn't bear to cut up Zoë's old swaddle even though she doesn't use it at all. So, I found a way to just have it fold over and I taped it all up. But check it out, it's super cute with all the pins and magnetized buttons.