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.

More Pin Hunting

Going pin hunting around DTD again. We also stopped over by Paradise Pier Hotel and snapped a photo with the Goofy at the Beach Statue.

Here's the pins I came home with. You can see them all on the pin board.

You can find a few up on the top left of the board. Pinocchio's hat and the Evil Queen's hat. Right next to the Evil Queen's hat you can see Minnie Mouse Racer. And in the middle of the board are two really teeny and cute pins of Piglet's head and Bambi's head. They're so adorable!

And with that, I have finally traded all of my pins. Mama needs a new loot bag.

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.

Pin Hunting Success!

Ran around DTD with Zoë today to hunt for some pins. I have a few pins I don't want so I'm going to trade them in. I totally forgot about them for a long time, so bringing them back is renewed Disney fun!

Over at the Pin Traders spot, I was able to pick-up these cuties right away.

TSUM TSUM Jiminy Cricket and TSUM TSUM Santa Goofy!

Then, the only other pin I found worth trading for was Nerd Goofy.

The rest of my DTD trip came up dry so we were ready to go home. But on the way out, over at ESPN Zone, I noticed the hostess had a lanyard. Totally didn't know they participate and even better.. I got my best pick-up for the day! The Mad Hatter.