Toile Covered Bulletin Board

Cover an expensive cork bulletin board with toile fabric add your name with wooden letters painted to match your decor to create a personalized bulletin board for your dorm room!

Materials:

Cork bulletin board purchased at your favorite discount store. You could also use one purchased at a garage sale or thrift store.
Fabric at least two inches wider than each side of the bulletin board
Decorative cording trim
Unfinished wooden letters purchased from your favorite craft store to spell out your name. You should get the ones that are thin and lightweight.
Spray adhesive glue suitable for fabric.
Glue Gun

1) Lay the fabric over the board, making sure it can be folded around to the back of the bulletin board on all sides. Fold 1/2 the fabric back from the board. Spray adhesive on the exposed 1/2 of the board. Use your fingers to smooth and press the fabric, starting at the center and working toward the edges. Push any air bubbles out to the edges. Repeat with the remaining 1/2 of the fabric.

2) With your finger, press the fabric tightly against the board so you can tell where the board ends and the wooden frame begins.

3) After the fabric is layed on the board, spray the wooden frame with the spray adhesive and wrap the fabric onto the back of the bulletin board. When the fabric comes to a corner, fold the fabric like a present.

4) Let it set for one hour for the adhesive to dry.

5) Heat the glue gun. Tape the ends of the cord so it won't fray. Start to glue the decorative cording in the corner of the board next to the wooden frame.

6) Paint the wooden letters with your favorite acrylic paint, and use the glue gun to glue at the top of the board.