Tuesday 22 April 2014

Oops I've done it again ...

I went AWOL again ... sorry!

I am still here though and still going strong and I am very much still 100% Paleo and loving it.

I have been pretty busy.  The shed in the garden is up and looks good but we still have the greenhouse to add and the others bits.  There's a long way to go out there ...

 But I did make this mirror: -


I used an old/unused frame from Ikea which I took the glass out of and disregarded it. I then removed the backing and used this as a template to draw around over a plain cork notice board that I bought from a discount store.  I then cut out the cork board.  I was going to leave it like that but it was a bit beige so I considered painting it before deciding covering it in fabric would be better.  I found some stripe fabric in my stash (Ikea again) and stapled it around the board using my upholstery gun.  I then mounted the covered board in the frame and voila.  A simple, cheap and stylish pin board.




Don't forget to make the board a bit smaller to allow for the fabric making the board bigger when it comes to mounting it back in the frame. Best to cut little at a time so not to cut away too much.

My new pin board looks good with these two guys in my kitchen ....



:)