Pottery Barn Kids-look for less

After a brief vacation from my blog - didn't go anywhere, just needed some time to renew - I am back.

I have been thinking a lot about the economy and ways we as a family have changed over the last few months. I am not so quick to buy out of convenience. I still enjoy shopping and perusing catalogues and online stores, but now my focus is on making it myself. It's the old-fashioned way of doing things ourselves.

I have been coveting a bulletin board system at Pottery Barn Kids that is a combination of cork boards and cool fabrics framed and ready to hang in a child's room. At $200+, it's out of the question, so I set to create one on my own. What a challenge and fun process!

I was thrilled to find a pack of four 12"x12" cork boards at Staples for $10. My son and I then headed to Michael's for the fabric to cover them. We found pre-packaged squares of fabrics that were 15"x15" for $1.99, and he had a blast picking designs that included ducks, frogs, and pirate and jungle themes.

We wrapped the corkboard with the fabric like we were wrapping a package, using tacky glue instead of tape. It was quick and easy and look what we made for less than $20!