Day 6- Part 1 of Setting Up Your Blogging Space- Inspiration
Dec 12, 2009 by Violet
I’ve had a lot of questions about the mechanics of blogging lately so I’ve decided to make a series of posts with tips on setting up your blogging space ^_^
| Part 1- Tutorial on making an inspiration boardPart 2- Tutorial on decorating a mirror and lampPart 3- Putting it all together and what else do you need?
So today is Part 1- Making an Inspiration Board
What you need: -An old cork board, I stole mine from James :D So first thing’s first, gather all of your materials..
Cut out a rectangle of fabric big enough to cover the whole thing.
Take it outside and paint the frame white. If you use white acrylic like I did, you’ll probably need a couple of coats. Make sure it’s completely dry before you go on to the next step…
Now there are two ways to do this next step depending on how you plan on decorating the frame part. What you want to do is cover the cork part of the board with your fabric. If you think you’re going to cover the edge with lace the the easiest way is just to hot glue it in place along the edge. If you think that this part will be visible then grab your orange stick and start poking the fabric into the frame. It is probably quite a tight fit but if you use the pointy end of the stick you should be able to force your way around the edges.
You should end up with something like this…
Now get your ribbon and mark out diagonal point on the frame, make sure they are all even, use a ruler if you have to because if you’re anything like me, having uneven ribbons at the end will annoy you every time you look at it!
Do the same thing in the other direction. You should use your glue gun to stick each end to the edge of the fabric and poke the edges under.
Now get a bunch of little ribbon bows!
Glue them where the ribbons overlap and glue that point to the fabric too. Basically you create a kind of grid ^_^
Now time for lace :D
It’s a good idea to lay out your lace before you glue it to make sure that you have enough and it look good. I decided to use ruffled cotton lace on the inside edge because it reminded me of a pretty shop window.
Now let’s fill it with things that inspire us! You know all of the plastic bags you get when you make a purchase from a Lolita brand, I’ve always thought that the designs were too pretty to throw away but I could never think of something to do with them. Until now I just stored them in a cupboard but that just seems like a waste!
So get all of your pretty bags and cut out the designs! You can find cute designs in the strangest places, this one was from some underwear store but it had flowers and actually said “Lolita” on it. I don’t know what your chances are for finding one that says “Hime Gyaru” though XD
You can decorate the bits you cut out too, I added some diamantes :D
Now pop them in your frame! You can see here that when I was doing this I forgot to glue all the bows to the fabric, this is a problem because when you hang it up there is nothing to keep the pictures up! I fixed it up later so you can see the completely finished version in part 3 ^_^ So there you have it!
There will be lots more pictures in the next post of this series so check back again for the next installment and let me know if you all have any tips for setting up your blogging space! |
awesome! mine is quite similar to yours although i’ve put it standing up the other way! :D still trying to find some nice laces or ribbons etc lying around the house but no luck yet so its rather empty at the mo
I can’t wait to see yours when it’s finished, it’s going to be so cute! Maybe a trip to Spotlight is in order for some cute laces?
hello from sg! :) your blog is AWESOME. you are so talented! im aspiring to be like you *dreams* <3.
Hello Carissa! :O That is such a lovely compliment, I don’t know if I’m deserving of it! Thank you so much for commenting and stopping by, I hope we can get to know each other :)
This is exactly what I need! Maybe this could be project for the summer holidays??
Oh you so should! It’s perfect when you’re feeling a bit low and out of inspiration to have a look at all the things you love ^_^ I can’t wait to see pictures!
Ohh, this is such a good idea!!!!
I love the final product!
Thank you! You should make one too :D
omg i wanna make one ^^
Oh you should Naka! They are so easy to do :D
Very cute! Love the swans. :) BTW I’ve finally managed to write my congratulations email to you. So it’s taken so long.
The swans are my favorite too! They are from a brand called “Metamorphose”. Loved your email thank you!
“mechanics of BOGGING?” You may want to integrate proof reading into your work flow
Hahaha clearly I should! >_< Mistake fixed! Thanks for the heads up!
am so tempted to add laces round the frames for mine now! :D thanks for the inspiration! (more like.. copy >.<)
what glue would work best if i dont hv a glue gun? would normal (& cheapo) super glue work just as well? :)
Haha no definitely inspiration XD I was inspired by yours! Ok best glue? Hmm, superglue would probably work but it would make the lace all hard and scratchy and possibly look odd. If you don’t have a glue gun then maybe go with cheapo pva glue or tacky glue, you know the white stuff that dries clear. You can get it from junk stores for like $2 a bottle.
Oh – I’ve been thinking about doing a pin board for AGES!!! Thank you Violet, time to get it sorted!
:D Anytime! I’d love to see what you come up with!
I love this, especially the lace and the little ribbons on the grid-points! My big theme is purple and roses, so I was thinking of doing with a purple fabric and having little bouquets in the corners? What do you think?
Oh I think that would look adorable! You could even find some fabric with purple roses if you want to go crazy with it ^_^ I can’t wait to see how it turns out!
In case you didn’t see on twitter, here’s my board! http://bit.ly/4DmwHA I didn’t end up using flower bunches, but I did use flower fabric!
I totally love how it turned out :D I can’t wait to see what else you do!
so cute!!!
Heehee thank you!
It’s sooo cute <3
This is my version. It looks a little bit like yours ^^
http://i38.tinypic.com/qyxp2u.jpg
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Aww very sweet! I’m glad you tried out my tutorial! Would you like me to add your photo to the readers gallery?
You can add it ^^
Awesome! I’ll add it next time I upload thank you!