#15 Bulldog Bulletin Board

Transformation cost: $19.12

Status: Available

Having abandoned a sports theme on another project I decided to do it on this bulletin board instead.

I began by printing two copies of a Georgia Bulldog image and spray gluing them onto contact paper. I then used a craft knife to cut out all the black areas on one image and all the red areas of the other to create two different templates. I was careful to include "bridges" on the black template so it would hold together until it was on the board.

Next I applied the black template to the center of the cork board, masked off the remaining area and
sprayed several coats of Krylon Short Cuts Flat Black spray paint.

When the black paint was dry I covered all but the frame.
After priming I applied several coats of Krylon Short Cuts Gloss in Red Pepper.

Now it was time to add more red. I applied the red template over the previously painted bulldog. Then I divided the corkboard into three equal width vertical stripes. With the frame and the center strip (except the template) masked, I applied several coats of Krylon matte Poppy Red spray paint.

I finished by strengthening the flimsy frame with L-brackets at each corner and some additional staples to secure the cork inside the frame.