Why you should buy empty frames

Have you ever come across one of those empty frames at Hobby Lobby that are marked 90% off? I stumbled across one the other day and bought it on a whim because I loved the texture of the frame. I decided to make it a bulletin board, using some leftover cork from our cork map project. Here's how it turned out:

Please forgive all of the terrible iPhone pictures in this post, this project happened so fast that I didn't have time to grab my camera.

Supplies Needed:

• Empty Frame
•  Cork
• Plywood
• Gorilla Glue
• Exacto Knife (or similar cutter)

Step 1: Take a weird picture of your empty frame.

 Step 2: Trace the inside of your frame on a scrap of plywood.

Step 3: Use a saw to cut the plywood along your measured line. In case you can't tell, this is Eric cutting - he won't let me to the saw. If you know me... you know that this is a good thing.

Step 4: Trace the cork using the plywood as a guide. Then cut the cork using your Exacto knife.

Step 5: Using Gorilla Glue, glue the cork to the plywood. If you are a good DIY-er, you'll have clamps that you can use to hold the two together overnight until the glue dries. If you're me, you will need to search around your house for a ton of heavy books and pile them on-top of your plywood/cork combo. Then you will forget there is anything under the pile of books and you will have to post-pone your project for a couple of days.

 Step 5: After the glue dries, staple the plywood/cork combo to the frame.

And there ya have it! Easy-peasy bulletin board!