afternoon project {calling card pin board}

I have very awkward shelves (skinny and shallow) just to the left of my refrigerator that don't fit anything other than perhaps a random candle or two. It has bothered me for quite some time now that I can't store or display anything useful in them and today decided to take action! As luck would have it I then I realized that my vase full of corks (I love collecting them) was full and it hit me that I could somehow place the corks in my awkward shelves and use it as pin board.

So I tried and the corks fit perfectly! However, I couldn't quite figure out exactly what to pin to my newly installed cork board, as everything was too large to make sense--that is other than calling cards...

So I now have a calling card board, am no longer bothered by my awkward shelves and can now see all the fun patterns adorned on my cork collection!

Comments

PS~Erin said…
How very cool! I love it and it's perfect for calling cards... I'm forever trying to locate the right one by flipping through my stack. Nice job!
Fabulous. I saw a cork artwork last month in a restaurant. They just look so cool all together like that.
Maria Johns said…
Genius!!! Both practical and great-lookin!
Lee said…
What a clever, clever way to use an awkward space! You could pin up some small postcards too. Looks very cool. Lee :)
bananas. said…
what a great martha stewart moment. i love it!
inkWELL Press said…
Turned out great! I love the way the corks look!
Jill GG said…
This is great... I too have a bunch of corks sitting around. What a great project!
Anonymous said…
what a fantastic solution to an annoying problem!
Tales of Whimsy said…
These are totally fab.
Lindsey said…
I LOVE this idea! I will have to try it! And even aside from a practical object, it's a great design element too!
what a great idea!! looks fab too :)
paula said…
love this project. so smart!
Christina said…
smart idea and i love how it turned out. way to recycle those corks!
Anonymous said…
This is such a neat idea! And it turned out gorgeous! We collect our corks too and are saving them to frame in an antique frame as a cork board as well!
It looks so great. What a neat idea!
Amanda said…
I love getting crafty, and this is such a great solution to something you didn't like. It reminds me of my cork message board make from wine corks...
Daniella said…
You are too clever! What a great idea!
Lavender Lily said…
what a creative solution! i collect corks too, but they are in a glass bowl next to my wine rack. I love the "cork board"!
jen jafarzadeh said…
clever solution! Love it. And I love pretty calling cards and keep a few pinned up in my place, too.
Corks can be used for a lot of things? Can they?

Take a look at what I did with my collection.

http://bellevivir.blogspot.com/2010/06/my-inspirational-board.html
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