Friday, May 29, 2009

Frugal Friday

Welcome to the party! Wendy at The Shabby Nest is having Frugal Friday Linky Party and I wanted to share a simple thrift store makeover.



I picked up a huge king size fitted sheet that I wanted to use for fabric a while back. I fell IN LOVE with the print but didn't know where it would go in the house.
BUT when I found a good size cork board I thought it would make a perfect accent
for my craft space.


Spray paint and staples...

Now I guess I need to find something to pin on it!


Sheet: $3.00 (tons of yardage left over)

Corkboard: $1.50

Jump over to the frugal party and check out all the great ideas!



21 comments:

  1. Great idea! I love using old sheets for fabric. So much less expensive than buying yardage!
    Thanks for linking!

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  2. LOve it! I have all the supplies to make one, but haven't done it yet. I am inspired to do mine now to! cute work.

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  3. You can't go wrong with red! That looks awesome! -Kelsee Webb

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  4. Way to go Jen that is totally awesome and it looks nice too!! You better put up a picture of your cute kids and hubby for one of the spots!!

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  5. That is such a great idea. I think I might have to cover my cork board with cute fabric. Love it!

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  6. And it all looks so well organized. I need you to come and do that for me!

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  7. thrifted sheets is a favorite fabric choice of mine :)

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  8. Ohmigosh, it looks fabulous! Aren't you glad you bought the sheet? Looks like it was meant to become a corkboard!

    Great job!

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  9. It turned out great! My mom was telling me the other day she made one of these and I can't wait to see it.

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  10. I love that pattern. Great idea to use a sheet for fabric, lots of pattern for little money! Perfect.

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  11. Now this is a project I can do. I always need more spaces to hang pictures and notes. Great idea!

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  12. Oooh, it looks SO GOOD! I love the fabric, and with the black frame it looks so good with your other organizer thingy next to it!

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  13. That turned out great! Your craft space looks neat.

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  14. I love crafting with sheets! That is a lovely fabric!

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  15. Ooh - that fabric is beautiful! I recently used a king size sheet set and made a new duvet cover. It is so great to find good sheets on sale! Great idea about the cork board!

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  16. ummm, dumb question here- How did you get the fabric on the cork board?? Did you take apart the frame and staple it to the back??

    Thanks!

    Tracey

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  17. What a great idea to use a sheet! I have a plain old cork board I need to spruce up a little. Thanks for your comment about the home made wooden blocks. The round blocks are just a wooden dowel cut up. They're a little more expensive but make for a fun block set.

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  18. Turned out fabulous. I love the sheet!

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  19. Uh, I don't think you should blog about anyone else named Wendy. I don't like it.--Wendy Brown aka the Real Wendy

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