Remember my long-ago post last summer about redoing my bedroom/sewing room in colors of robins-egg-blue and coral pink? Well, since I met Jordan and we started planning a house of our own, those plans to redo my room kinda got put on hold. However, many of the things I had planned for my room here, can transfer to my sewing space in the new house, as I'm going to be using the same colors (my favorites! :) One of the little items I had in the works last fall was a cork inspiration board, a place to pin sewing to-do lists, notes, sketches, etc. This is the picture that started it all...a beautiful framed fabric-covered pin-board by a lovely Etsy seller. I was so inspired when I saw it. From ElmPlace on Etsy I lovde the look, and I loved the fact that it was oval - so different from the normal square, boring pin boards. So, I started digging around and found a vintage oval gold frame out in our storage building. The color was like this: (Picture from etsy shop shabbymcfabby) Then I bought a square of cork board at Hobby Lobby, and cut it into a matching oval. This was the hardest part - the cork just did not want to cut evenly, and it was very difficult to cut at all! However, finally it was done and I covered it over with some neutral colored linen from an old tablecloth. Finally, after having it sit around 'almost done' for nearly a year, I pulled it out this week and finished it.... The finished product. Painted a lovely shade of pale coral pink, then sanded down a bit to show the gold peeking through on the floral designs and borders. Hanging on my wall! For the pins, since this is mostly a sewing inspiration board, I thought it would be fun to hot-glue buttons to flat tacks - and they turned out real cute! There you have it! A shabby-chic inspiration board. I think it will look very well in my sewing room eventually! There are so many adorable cork-boards on Etsy and Pinterest, lots of inspiration and lots to buy if you aren't a crafty person. So many different lovely designs!