How to make a burlap covered cork board

I received these cork boards as a birthday gift over a year ago, but they were a little too boring for me.

So I decided to spice them up with none other than burlap!

To make some for yourself, you will need:

• a square cork board, which can be found at Wal-mart (a 4 pack sells for under $10), Target, or at most office supply stores.
• a large piece of burlap
• newspaper to cover your work area
• a fabric scissors
• a metal ruler
• a hot glue gun
• glue sticks (I'd recommend low temp ones.  They save your fingers...trust me!)
• mounting squares (are often included with your cork board)

Step 1:
Cover your work area with newspaper.

Step 2:
Place your cork board on top of your piece of burlap.  Measure an inch extra on all 4 sides and cut the burlap using your fabric scissors.  It should end up looking something like this-

Step 3:

After your hot glue gun is plugged in, warmed up and ready to go, begin by squeezing a strip of glue either directly near the edge of your cork board or on the burlap. 

Step 4:
Then place your metal ruler underneath the burlap and flip it over so that it is sticking on top of the board like this-

Try to glue the burlap as tightly to the cork board as possible. 

Step 5:

When you come to a corner, put a dab of glue on the burlap and flip the edge of the next side on top of it like this-

Step 6:

The finished product should look like this...

and this...

Step 7:

Now you just have to decide where to mount your finished product.  This is how mine looks on my bedroom door...

Happy crafting!