Jewelry Bulletin Board

I made this lovely jewelry bulletin board for my mom for her birthday this year. I, of course, found the idea on Pinterest. 

It was pretty simple to put together and for me very inexpensive because I already had a bulletin board and the fabric. I just had to make my way to Menards and pick up some drawer pulls and push pins.

You're going to need to cut your fabric a couple of inches long and wide and then staple it to the backside (not in the cork but in the wood frame) of the board using a heavy duty staple gun.

For the drawer pulls/what you're hanging the jewelry on:

I eyeballed EVERYTHING. There was pretty much no measurements taken except for the top three drawer pulls. I just made sure that I had the middle one centered enough, and that called for measurements. Everything else I just poked a hole through the front on the board so I could see it on the backside and then started drilling the screw that came with the drawer pull through the bulletin board. 

So you're going to need a drill and a drill bit (I can't say what size because it depends on the size screw that comes with your drawer pulls, just make sure it gives you a good start to begin drilling. I used 3/32"), plus a Phillips head screwdriver bit. You should probably take some basic measurements to get things centered evenly. Take note of how far apart the holes on the back of the drawer pulls are PLUS the actual size of the pulls themselves so you don't space them overlapping. 

As far as putting the knobs on, they only have one hole so you just need to mark on your board where you want to place them. This was the tricky part because it looks way different on the back than it does on the front of the board, especially after you have the fabric on. This is why I need to poke a nail through the front of the board so that I could see where I needed to drill my hole. I don't recommend drilling from the front once you've put your fabric on because the drill bit turns your fabric as it drills. You also need to cut a very small hole in the fabric on front for your screw to come through or it will turn your fabric from the back as you drill forward. You should be placing the drawer pull onto the screw before you've drilled it all the way though. I DO RECOMMEND drilling your holes prior to putting on your fabric. It'd probably make your life easier. For me, I never thought about it until after I had the fabric on, and then I got a better sense of how it was going to look. Ultimately it's your decision on what you want to do first, but at least now you know what could happen. :)

By the way, in case you were wondering, it just so happened to be that the screws that came with my top drawer pulls were the perfect length to fit snugly to my board, however with my drawer knobs, they were slightly too long to fit snugly so I had to find shorter screws the same diameter in my junk drawer. So think ahead! 

Maybe measure the depth of your board prior to leaving the hardware store without extra screws. The packages for the drawer pulls did NOT say what size screw was included so it's a guessing game. Better to have extra screws than not enough or the wrong kind though. I'm just glad that I had extra at home. Worst case scenario you could always put a piece of thin wood or even chipboard on the end to make it fit more snugly. I want to say that my screws ended up being 1&1/4" long to fit my board snugly.

The sky is the limit with the design of your jewelry bulletin board!! The only thing you need to think about thoroughly is these top drawer pulls; they need to be thin enough to hang earrings on. There are a lot of pulls that would be much too thick to do so.

You can do any fabric. And as far as the layout, think about what kind of jewelry you have the most of. If you have a lot of earrings, do more pulls instead of knobs. More necklaces, just do knobs. A lot of bracelets, do more knobs. 

 Just be sure to think about how your jewelry will hang when it is on the board. You don't want knobs directly above each other if you're going to be hanging necklaces. If you plan on putting bracelets on top and necklaces on the bottom that would work though, just allow yourself enough space in between. Same thing goes for the drawer pulls for the earrings. Think about if you have a lot of long, dangling earrings that need more space below them.

For the push pins, again I eyeballed them. I pushed about nine across the top and bottom and about twelve on each side. Some of you I'm sure are OCD about them being spaced evenly and having the same amount on each side but I was trying to make this a quick project. I still love how it turned out!

To hang just use the supplies that originally came with the bulletin board. If it has holes in the back to hang on screws, just be sure to cut a hole in the fabric (once you've got it stapled in a few places so it doesn't move on you) for each corresponding screw hole.

SUPPLIES:

Bulletin board (mine was a 16x20) plus hanging materials that came with it

Fabric of choice a few inches wider and longer than your board

Heavy duty staple gun + staples

Drawer Pulls x3, thin (I used 3" Cavalier by Hickory Hardware Available at Menards)

Drawer Pull Knobs x5 ( I used 1&1/2" Cavalier by Hickory Hardware Available at Menards) 

Push Pins (I bought a pack of 150, but only used about 50)

Drill with drill bit (I used 3/32") and Phillips head screwdriver bit

If you want to make your own have fun and I'd love to see pictures of the finished product!

Thanks for stopping by.