Much like most 20-something females, I have far too many photos and doo-dads that I want to hold on to. Letting them sit in a shoebox is fine, but I feel that they do not see their full potential. It’s like putting Neil DeGrasse Tyson in the Jersey Shore house for a season, or making Tim Tebow play waterpolo, or making Thomas Keller cook at McDonalds. Also, much like most 20-something females, I drink a lot of wine. (Confession: I’m a bit of a hoarder so I find it hard to throw away my wine corks.) So, I decided to remedy the photo/doo-dad problem by way of my drinking/hoarding problem.
Shockingly enough, I did not have enough corks to make my 1st board any bigger. This year I will drink more wine, hoard more corks, and make a board about quadruple the size so that it’s actually useful, which means I can finally clear out the shoeboxes and give my photos the attention they deserve.
Directions:
1. Gather many, many corks.
2. Cut out a large piece of posterboard, cardboard, or anything that is pretty solid.
3. Arrange corks in criss-cross fashion as seen in photo.
4. Make sure they fit so you cannot see the base. If you can see the base, cut it down.
5. Use a hot glue gun to attach your corks to the base.
6. Let dry.
7. Poke two holes around 6-8 inches apart. Run ribbon through and knot behind both holes. (This is what your corkboard will hang from)
8. Hang on wall and add all your doo-dads!
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