DIY Fabric Covered Cork Board Tiles

Hi thrifty friends!  I am so happy to be back at All Things Thrifty for my fourth contributor post.  I hope you remember me from my others posts on my DIY “upholstered” chair with fabric and Mod Podge, my DIY Art Canvases and my thrifty Princess Art, but as a reminder, I am Tasha and I blog over at Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body.  So, so happy to be here!

I am here to share with you yet another thrifty project that I incorporated into my home office/craft room.  You see, I needed somewhere to pin magazine clippings, etc., but I didn’t want just a plain old cork board or cork tiles.  I also didn’t want to spend a fortune.  So, I purchased inexpensive cork tiles and jazzed them up a bit with fabric.  It’s an easy project that anyone can do!

Materials Needed:

• 4 cork tiles {I found mine at Target}
• Fabric {I ordered the Premier Prints Nicole Organic Green Laken Fabric online}
• Mod Podge
• Foam paint brush
• Scissors
• Paper plate
• Scotch brand 1 inch removable mounting squares

Steps:

1) Cut your fabric 1/2 inch larger than your cork tile.

2) Coat the smoother side of the cork tile with Mod Podge.  I like to pour my Mod Podge into a paper plate to work with.

3) Press your fabric on top of the Mod Podge coated surface.  Now flip it over.

4) Trim the corners of your fabric as shown in the photo below.

5) Now, coat each edge of the back of the tile with Mod Podge.  Then, fold your fabric edges over onto the Mod Podge.  Press firmly.  Then add a coat of Mod Podge on top of the fabric on the back of the tiles.  This will help hold it in place.  Do not add Mod Podge to the fabric on the front of the tile.  

6) Allow the Mod Podge to dry overnight.  Then hang them.  I used Scotch brand 1 inch removable mounting squares to hang mine.

That’s it!  How easy and thrifty is that?!  I just love how these look in my home office/craft room.

Want to pin it for later?

If you enjoyed this project, I think you love a thrifty gift idea of mine.  Come check out how I made these easy, dotted sharpie mugs! They would make fabulous Christmas presents for the coffee and tea drinkers in your life!

And if you want to see a really amazing thrifty DIY project of mine, come check out how I updated our 80’s style cultured marble vanity with concrete for less than $20!

Thank you so much for hanging out with me today!  I can’t wait to join you again when I am back for my next contributor post.  Meanwhile, I would love for you to come hang out with me over at my blog!  You can find me over at my blog, Designer Trapped in a Lawyer’s Body or connect with me on social media.  You can find me pretty much everywhere 🙂  See you soon!

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