I Finally Did It

I have seen gorgeous burlap bulletin boards all over blog land.  It has been on my to do list for a long time.  I found this frame at a thrift store a couple of months back and picked it up.

 I removed the backing and the lovely rooster pic. Gave the frame a dry brushing with white paint (forgot to take a pic).  I did not have cork board so I decided to use batting.  I have one I purchased years ago that is batting.

I I pulled the batting tight over the cardboard and hot glued it on.

 The front

 I laid down some burlap and repeated the process.

 Front side with burlap~I really should iron it but have I mentioned I hate ironing.

 It looked very plain when I put it in the frame so I decided to add some loveliness.  I used a fleur de lis stencil~I do not own a Cricut or Silhouette machine.  I then traced it using a paint pen.

 Not bad for the old fashioned way.

 BTW~Got this stencil for super cheap at Joann's today~only 97 cents.  I love clearance.

 Filled it in with the paint pen.  Love it.

 This is my little desk section in the kitchen.  I have wanted to add something to this area since we finished the kitchen.

Before:

 After:

I love how it turned out.  It covers the phone jack. There are some Real Simple accessories that I want to pick up at Target to complete this area but this is a great start.  It makes me very happy.

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