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Craft Tutorial: Vintage Wooden Spool Cork Board

Posted by Stephanie C. from Walnut Creek, California, United States • Published 8th August 2012 • See Stephanie C.'s 5 projects »

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Step 1
I had this cork board with a ledge for a pencil, also a thrifted item. I thought I’d make a message board or inspiration board or whatever board for my craft corner.
Step 2
The ledge and the corkboard are all held in with screws so things were easy for even me to remove.
Step 3
I covered the ledge with jute twine. First I covered the sides with some short strands. I used hot glue on the edges to keep them in place.
Step 4
Then I wound the twine around the short way, covering the short strands and leaving the sides finished.
Step 5
All covered up.
Step 6
For the frame, I wanted to keep the background white so that the wood spools and the thread colors would stand out, but I also wanted to add some texture and interest, particularly on the sides of the frame. So I wound the twine around the frame going one direction and criss-crossing over in the other direction. I used dabs of hot glue in the back to keep the twine in place.
Step 7
Screw the corkboard and the ledge back in. As you do this, think about the time you told your mean manager that “You have a screw loose.” When he said “WHAT?” to you, you picked up the screw that fell out of his chair and handed it to him, saying “A screw fell out of your chair.” Giggle to yourself as you twist all 10 screws back into the frame. Teehee. Heeheeheeheeheehee. He has a screw loose! Teeheehee.
Step 8
Now it’s ready for the spools! I sorted my spools into small/medium/large. There were mostly large, some small and only a few mediums.
Step 9
I actually wanted to turn all the labels out, but the large spools were sticking out too much for this project. So I turned out a few of the small ones, and left space in between the large ones so you could still see them if you looked closely.
Step 10
I hot glued the spools into place.
Step 11
There were two small spools that were almost empty. I removed the thread and glued thumbtacks onto them.
Step 12
And I couldn’t resist doing the same with some vintage buttons.
Step 13
All done. It looks so fun as an inspiration board in my craft corner.
Step 14
I purposely put the two largest spools at the bottom to hold a pencil and a pair of little scissors.