Pin Up.

That title seems fitting considering this post is all about the infamous, yet unofficial, Pinterest Challenge.  This thing has taken on a life of it's own, and I mean, how could it not?  It's hosted by these amazing ladies!

-Michelle at Decor And The Dog
-Sherry at Young House Love
-Katie at Bower Power
-Megan at The Remodeled Life

This is the first time I participated, and I'm actually surprised I was able to pull something together because my schedule has been a little packed lately.  Work has been front row, so I'm not surprised that my project ended up being something office-{p}inspired.

You see...I've had my humble cube decorated the same way for oh, I don't know, three years-ish.  That's just ridiculous in my world...especially considering how much I love to decorate and switch things up!!  So I decided it's high time for a change.  One of the small details for my grand plans {as grand as cubicle decorations can go} revolved around upgrading the typical push pins I was using on the bulletin boards that surround my cube.

When I found these, I fell in love.

via pinterest

Detailed, beautiful buttons glued to push pins...seemed easy enough!!  So I headed out to Michael's to find some cute buttons.  While strolling the aisles {I could spend way too much time in there}, I came across something different to use for my push pins.

Enter in cheap looking "jewels".  A little too cheesy for my taste, but after some gold spray paint, I figured they'd be just what my office cube needs.  And instead of traditional push pins, I used some thumb tacks I already had on hand.

Using a little liquid nails adhesive, I got down to gluing.

Per the instructions, I used a damp paper towel to wipe each surface I was working with, and then put a little glue on each side, and stuck them together.

After I let them set and dry for over an hour, I stuck each tack into a leftover piece of wood I had in the basement.

First, I sprayed them with some primer.

And then I gave them two coats of gold spray paint {the same I used for this project}.  Not too bad for spending less than $4.  I can't wait to use them!!