Twelve - DIY Bulletin Board

My desk was getting cluttered and I needed a bulletin board for the office. Though pretty cheap and easy, I didn't want to go buy a new one. It seemed like something I could make myself. With a little help from Google, I saw it -- a Scrabble bulletin board! I got started right away. I ran a bag of donations to the Salvation Army and stopped in to look at their board games. Any game will do, and this is a great project for those board games with missing pieces.

Supplies:
- 1 game board
- any pieces associated with it (Scrabble tiles, Monopoly houses, etc)
- gorilla glue, something equally as strong
- corrugated cardboard (we used the box our Worm Condo came in, post to come!)
- push pins (or thumb tacks)
- super glue


1. Cut out a piece of cardboard a little bit smaller than the size of the game board.

2. Following the gorilla glue instructions carefully, glue cardboard to game board.

3. While waiting for the glue to set, glue game pieces to thumb tacks/push pins. You may have to sand the pieces down first to aid in sticking. I used push pins because I believe the pieces would stay on better if you could push and pull from the pin, not the game piece, though the thumb tacks look a little nicer.

4. Once the board is set (1-2 hours), nail the wall and start hanging!

The down side to this project, once a hole is in place, it's there forever, unlike cork board. Just reuse the holes or recycle a new board once this one becomes swiss cheese!

Peace!