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Crafter’s Dream Come True – The BEST Way To Stay Organized

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Crafter’s Dream Tutorial

Below is a tutorial of the craft station that is so easy to build. In addition to that, we have provided you with links to close-ups of each area of the large pegboard as well as more detailed instructions of the project. This is the BEST idea ever!

Instructions:

To miter the corners, just lay your molding out on top of the pegboard and mark the intersection of where the molding meets. Then using a miter saw (we just used the hand saw miter box kind–they are super cheap) cut the ends to be at the correct angle. You should be able to get pretty close to them lining up, but don’t worry if it’s not perfect–that’s what the caulking is for.

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image credit: HoneyBear Lane

Paint the crown molding in your color. I used Martha Stewart metallic paint and then glazed it with black glaze. Once your molding is dry, line it up on your pegboard so it all lines up. Then use the Gorilla Glue to glue it in place. Do this over a dropcloth or somewhere you don’t care glue gets because it will seep through the holes in the pegboard. I put a bunch of heavy books on top to help them hold in place. Once that’s dry, flip it over and either nail in the finish nails (in a spot they won’t show through) or shoot staples through it so it’s all secured.

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How do you hang this beast up?  This board is HEAVY and trying to get all that hardware up on it and not fall out would be a nightmare. Plus I wanted the freedom to rearrange the hooks as I pleased. This meant we would need at least a 1/4″ gap between the board and the wall for the board.

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This is where the scrap wood comes in handy. I bought the super cheap CULL wood at Home Depot (it’s in the back by the saws and usually spray painted neon). My husband found the studs in the wall with a studfinder and then screwed the wood straight into them, one on top and one on bottom. Then we held the board up and he screwed the board right into the scrap wood. Now it’s very secure and I can move the hardware as I please.

We think this project is absolutely phenomenal. It is an excellent way to organize all your craft items, tools, materials, etc. It is with great pleasure that we thank The Puff Quilt Girl  (whose goal is to encourage women to develop their creativity with inspiring projects, tutorials and tips) at HoneyBearLane who is so inspiring and who provided this tutorial. She definitely improved my creative craft station ideas times 10!

To see more details of this tutorial, click here, and to see close-ups of each facet of the pegboard by “craft departments,” click here!

 

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