Duck Egg: Seaside Fabric Pinboard

Seaside Fabric Pinboard

Seaside Fabric Pinboard, Celebrate summer by bringing the seaside indoors with this pretty old picture frame transformed into a handy seaside fabric pinboard. It’s perfect for displaying postcards, jewellery, or just important reminders! Ellie Harrington shares some of her Upcycling tips and the techniques to make the Seaside Fabric Pinboard.

FRAMED SEASIDE FABRIC PINBOARD HOW TO...

MATERIALS

An old picture frame

Paint (sample pots would work well for this project)

Adhesive cork roll

Material for covering the board

(you will need the size of the back of the frame and an extra 15mm of fabric for the border)

Grosgrain ribbon

Upholstery tacks/buttons for decoration (optional)

EQUIPMENT

Paintbrush

Sandpaper

Staple gun

Masking tape

Hammer (optional)

Spray adhesive (optional)

STEP ONE for creating your seaside fabric pinboard. Choose an interesting frame with detail that will enhance your paint effect. The size of your frame depends on how big you want your fabric pinboard to be and on the repeat of your fabric pattern. Remove and carefully discard the glass, if there is any. If the frame is gilded or has a shiny finish, chalk paints are a great alternative to sanding and can be painted straight on without priming. However, if you want to use emulsion or eggshell, key your surface by lightly sanding it, to help the paint to hold. To create a seaside appearance I painted an undercoat of white and a top layer of a seaside grey. We think this helps create beautiful vintage interiors!

STEP TWO Sand the paint back in places to give a distressed feel. In some places remove the top layer to just the white undercoat and in other places right back to the wood to create the appearance of driftwood.

STEP THREE Remove the back from your frame and cut your cork roll to size. The

roll is adhered either by removing the sticky backing paper or by applying a spray

adhesive, if you have plain cork roll. This will give pins or tacks something to fix to. If you have a deep frame you could add a layer of foam in between, or another layer of cork. Just make sure you leave room for the fabric to fit inside the frame.

STEP FOUR Iron your fabric and cut to size. You will need 15mm for the margins. Fold

it over and stretch it as you staple the crab fabric print down (we have obviously used our Norfolk Crab Fabric Print here!) so there are no rucks or creases. You

can use double-sided sticky tape instead of staples. Tuck in the corners for a neat finish.

STEP FIVE To complete the pin board you can use luxurious grosgrain ribbon in

diamonds across the board. Use masking tape to hold the ribbon until you are satis?ed

and then staple gun in place, pulling it tight as you secure the ribbon. Trim to the

length of the trim of the fabric. The ribbon diamonds will hold pictures and mementos

or, if you would rather, you can use pins to attach these. You could also hold the ribbon

in place with ornamental upholstery tacks or use mother of pearl buttons for a beach feel.

There you have it! A beautiful coast-inspired pin board that will perfectly frame your

favourite seaside treasures!