How to make your own hex noticeboard

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Turn a piece of cork into a handy and colourful noticeboard.

Paint a cork noticeboard
Hex noticeboard

You will need

Resene testpots in your choice of colours; Nikki used Resene Biloba Flower, Resene Vitality and Resene She’ll Be Right
Paintbrushes
Two pieces of hex-shaped cork board (you can also cut a square piece into a hex shape)
Ruler
Pencil
Masking tape
Superglue
Hammer and nail
String

Instructions

Super glue the two hex shapes together and leave to dry.
Use the pencil and ruler to mark out lines on the cork, and then mask out the stripes.
Paint the lines using the Resene testpots and leave to dry.
Use the hammer and nail to pierce a hole at the top of each corner of the cork, from where the string will hang from. Thread the string and knot.
Hang your noticeboard. You’re now ready to start using your new noticeboard!

Supplies your will need

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Step 5

Top tip: Coat your string to match your noticeboard. Dip your string in one of your Resene paint colours and hang it to dry over a small container. Once dry cut to your desired length and use it to hang your noticeboard.

Resene Biloba Flower

Resene Vitality

Resene She’ll Be Right

Project by Nikki Astwood, 2020.

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