Inspiration Board

i'm taking a Big Picture Scrapbooking class called Re-Purpose, Re-think, Re-invent, taught by the one and only Jenni Bowlin. i'm a little behind, but catching up quickly. Our first project was to make an "inspiration board" for cool old stuff we find at flea markets, in our house, at goodwill, yard sales, wherever!

So i found an old 8"x10" frame and sanded it. i'm not really into blue so much anymore, but this blue feels nice and "old" to me. My grandma loved blue and had the clearest blue eyes. i have some of her old things, so i thought this frame would be a perfect fit for the class inspiration board. i sanded off some of the paint to make it feel more "antique".

Then i got out a very old pack of cork tiles i had meant to use for something else and cut it to a little smaller than the cardboard backing of the frame. i attached the cork to the cardboard with foam tape.


i found some old material that has little tiny grey-blue flowers on a tan background. i cut a piece with a 2 inch overlap, placed the cork on the wrong side, pulled the fabric tight and taped it to the cardboard with duck tape. Then i just laid the newly covered cork in the frame, pushed down the little staples that used to hold the glass & picture, and whallah, an inspiration board for my found treasures.

So far i have my Great-Grandma's buttons and rhinestone bird pin on the board. It may sit on my desk, or it may go on the wall.

Thanks for looking!