How to Make a Burlap Pin Board

Hello friends, how are you today? I hope that you are well
because I want to share my latest creation with you in the hope to inspire you.

I wanted to have a pin board in the home office for quite sometime
to keep my random papers and notes in one place, 

but I couldn't find anything online that was affordable.  

I was inspired to create my own by this photo and an old Pottery Barn catalog.

I loved the one featured in that picture, 

but I had already purchased my burlap fabric and decided

to go with it instead of that lighter linen fabric in the photo,
which by the way would look beautiful just for pinning photos of your loved ones.

I gathered my materials which included:

Burlap fabric (one yard) $2

Corkboard $ 8

Scissors

Packing tape

Push pins

Furniture nails $5 for 4 packs

Spray adhesive (optional)

I draped the fabric over the cork board to measure the amount that 

I would need to cover the board. 

I left an extra 2 1/2 inches to overhang toward the back of the board.

I sprayed the cork board with adhesive and pressed the fabric over it.

I folded the seems to give it a clean look in the back and

I stapled the remaining 2 1/2 inches on the back tightly to secure it. 

Then I pinned down the burlap with thumb nails to hold it steady in place for nailing.

I started nailing the furniture nails along the edge of the board about an inch apart.  

You may use a mallet for nailing the pins, 

I just pressed them down with my fingers along the edge of the cork board, 

not on the frame itself, although that is an option that you may consider.

I used 4 boxes of nickel plated furniture nails which contain 25 nails a piece, 

that's 100 nails, and I was left with about 5 extra nails.

Once I was finished applying the furniture nails, it was ready for hanging.

The board came with hanging hardware so it was easy to install.

I am very pleased with the new look of my pin board.  

Not too bad for $15 project. 

Create your very own with your desired fabric and get pinning.

To create bunting like the one featured, go here.

Happy Crafting!