This tutorial will teach you how to make a photo frame out of cork. This cheap and easy craft project will allow you to show off your photos, while at the same time, provide a great space for personalization and organization!
- On one cork board tile, place your photo over the center (or however you would like the picture to be framed).
- Lightly draw a pencil line around the picture and remove the picture.
- Place the cork on a hard surface (like marble or a cutting board, something that it will be all right if the knife scores it unintentionally). Using the X-acto knife, cut out the marked area. Make the cut as clean and even as possible.
- Using the glue, adhere the photo to the cork board piece you just cut out.
- Place the cut-out window over the photo, aligning the two boards evenly so the picture comes through the top board.
- Glue the upper board (with the cut in it) in place over the picture.
- Push the tacks into the cork board.
A lot of cork board tiles will come with foam tape squares or magnets, so attach whichever you prefer and enjoy your picture frame cork board!
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As you can see from the picture above, this can be a very versatile and beautiful craft. The way I’ve explained is probably the cheapest and easiest, but this is a really stunning variation. The person who made this actually amassed their own collection of wine corks to comprise the cork board. By gluing them around the picture, they’ve created a cork photo frame with originality and flair - not only would you be exceptionally hard pressed to find a replica of this, but undoubtedly the corks and the bottles of wine themselves hold many lovely memories without anything being tacked on. Always look for ways to experiment with photos!