TUTORIAL: PAINTED CORK BOARD

I found this cork board at my local Good Will for $4.99. It had a pretty stained frame and a wire to hang it by on the back. PERFECT PROJECT MATERIAL! 

This is what it looked like before I did anything to it. 

1. Tape the edges unless you are painting them as well. 

I taped the frame off with Frog Tape. I like it a little bit better than the blue painter's tape. It seems to stick a tiny bit better. 

These are the paints that I used. 

2. Paint the cork board with at least 2 coats. 

3. Place the stencil in a corner and start painting.

To paint the pattern I used a dabbing motion rather than a swiping motion. By doing that, it will prevent the paint from leaking underneath the stencil. At first I did a really light coat and went back over it a second time with the stencil still in place. To save some time, I did a thicker coat of paint. This allowed me to only paint one coat of the sea foam color. 

 Some of the edges were a bit tricky since the stencil was square and the cork board was rectangle. Make sure you always line the stencil up with the pattern that is already painted and then press it down on the edges to finish the pattern. I had to press down the stencil with my fingers while I painted small sections in order to get the pattern to go to the edge.