State of the Heart Bulletin Board
by
Lisa Cestkowski
(IC: blogger)
2 Materials
I had a thrift store bulletin board that I wanted to hang above my desk, but I didn't want it to end up being a disorganized mess of notes, photos and memorabilia. To keep the clutter in check, I decided I'd fill the top half with a collage of hearts in the shape of Wisconsin.
Here's the bulletin board I started with. The frame was a nice neutral cream color, with a few chippy spots where a mint green was peeking through. I liked the color of the frame. The color of the cork, not so much.
To cover the orange cork, I painted on two coats of Americana Decor Chalky Finish Paint in Lace. It's a cream color, a couple shades lighter than the frame.
I bought three packages of different sized heart cutouts. The foam hearts (center) and the felt hearts (right) both had sticky backs. The cardboard glitter hearts (left) didn't.
I painted the hearts with two coats of Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint in Rich Black.
I found a map of Wisconsin online, sized it widthwise to fit inside my frame and printed it off. Then I taped the tiled pieces together and cut out around the border.
I traced around the border with a pencil to give me an outline of the state.
Next, I filled in the outlines with my black hearts, starting at the bottom.
I worked from the outside in, finding hearts that would fill out the edge first and then trying to vary the size and direction of the hearts as much as I could.
Once I had all the hearts roughly in place, I adhered them to the board. The formerly red glitter hearts I attached with rubber cement. The rest were peel-and-stick.
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Suggested materials:
- American Decor Chalky Finish Paint in Lace (Joann's)
- Folk Art Home Decor Chalk Paint in Rich Black (Joann's)
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Published January 30th, 2017 5:09 PM
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Barbara Resso Sharp on Jan 22, 2020
Ohio is the “Heart of it All”!
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