Making it pretty

Yes, I'm well aware that most cork boards function by being the message center, idea center, memo board. But who says they can't be PRETTY? When I pictured my giant cork board for the entry way I knew a few lovely things would end up on it that I just didn't want to forget about, like an upcoming wedding. Miss Lindsay might be upset if Mr. P forgets to stand up behind her fiancee` huh? That was a close one.

So see? One vital piece of information has made it to the cork board. Everything else is just pure bliss. Wanna see?
First up, a lover-ly photo, in a frame hung by a tack. What's so amazing about this picture? Well it's the beach and my husband doing what he does best, playing with my favorite youngest daughter. At first, I'll be honest I thought they were both my kids when come to find out after close inspection-- the other child doesn't belong to me. Opps! I put it in a dollar store frame, with tacks hot glued to the back. Hello lover.


Next up, my "practice a zig zag on the sewing machine" mini pendant banner. LOVE IT. Like, hard core love it. I had the tiniest bit of that pretty turquoise fabric left and made 3 little flags with it and 4 burlap flags. Then tried my hardest to make a straight zig zag on some brown ribbon. Don't look at how many times I messed up. It's bad. I'm learning okay? ;)

Then, I had to jazz up some tacks. To do this I simply hot glued them to some sea shells that I lovingly stole from LB1. Beachy and beautiful!

Remember those "Family" plaques that were all the rage during Christmas 2 years ago? Well I had a bunch of "Blessed" ones packed away and decided to get one out and spring it up. What was a yellowish crackle is now a turquoise messy yellow crackle.

ha.

But really I smeared some paint on and wiped it off. It was that simple! It looks old and beat up and messy and beautiful. Remember Nester's mantra! To add a little kick to it I tied some ribbon in knots around the handle. The message isn't to bad either. We are very blessed. :)
I'm sure more treasures will find its way to the big ol' board. But for now it's working and it's lovely to me. It might not make sense to everyone, but hey-- they don't live here!

Happy weekend!


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