a quick project.

interrupting this week's christmas card series to show you a project i completed a few months ago. after seeing it on numerous blogs i decided to give it a try.
i followed this tutorial, with the exception that i used actual cork board instead of batting. i had an old corkboard kicking around that i had brought with me from my childhood bedroom when we first got married. i have no idea to this day why i kept the thing for so long, but it worked perfectly for this project. i cut the cork to fit the inner hoop snugly and didn't bother using anything to hold it in place. i also didn't glue the fabric to the cork, i just used a staple gun. i chose to do it this way just in case i wanted to swap out the fabric sometime down the road - i was scared if it was glued on, it wouldn't come off as easily.

to hang the boards, i bought sawtooth picture hangers and nailed them to the back of the hoops. the fabric i purchased online very cheaply from this etsy seller. i think if i was to do it again i might use heavier weight fabric, like upholstery fabric, only because what i used seemed too thin.

this was a fairly inexpensive home decor project that didn't take that long to make and works great at displaying layouts! have you made these? how did it turn out for you?