Bulletin Board Jewelry Organizer

I took a break from blogging this last week because I was super busy working on some very mundane projects like cleaning and selling my old junk lovely treasures on craigslist. When I logged back in today I was surprised and excited to see that Beckie from Infarrantly Creative had spotlighted my Nightmare Before Christmas party in her loves links! Not only that but Vicky from The Westra World gave me a shout out for the tote bag that she won in my giveaway! What a great way to start the day! Thank you so much ladies!

Now on to the project I made today...

My jewelry box doesn't work very well for necklaces so today I decided to make my own jewelry organizer using a bulletin board from Dollar Tree!

SUPPLIES:

Bulletin Board (I got mine at Dollar Tree)

Scrap piece of fabric large enough to cover the board

Paint

Mod Podge (or your adhesive of choice)

Foam Brushes

First, I sanded down the frame of the board. Make sure that you do a thorough job and sand through the glossy finish, otherwise your paint won't want to stick.

Next, I painted the frame with a black acrylic paint using a foam brush (you could also spray paint it). Once that was dry, I put on a coat of Mod Podge to protect the paint and give it a glossy finish.

I then cut my fabric to the size of the corkboard plus a 1/4 inch on every side. I put a coat of Mod Podge onto the cork, pressed my fabric onto it, and used a butter knife to push the excess fabric under the frame.

Finally, I used some straight pins to hang my necklaces and pendants on the board!

You can also customize this a variety of ways to fit your style including using solid colored fabric and decopaging the frame instead of painting it.