About a year ago, I won a wonderful giveaway--a set of SC Cornhole Games boards from Southern Weddings magazine! Somehow I missed that the cornhole set was supposed to be for your wedding, but they sent two plain white boards and my color choice of weather-resistant bags right to my house. You can see the post announcing the winners here. I changed up the designs slightly, but still I ended up with something pretty similar to what I wrote about in my giveaway entry.
The light blue board is for Carolina, and the quatrefoil shape represents my sorority, painted in one of our colors, rose. I couldn't convince my mom to freehand my monogram on the board, but she did create stencils for me.
I painted my home state in gold on purple, for East Carolina. When I found these paint colors after looking and looking at many colors, I knew they were just right.
Here is a basic step-by-step process:
1. Get prepared by picking out and purchasing paint colors and brushes. I used a few different sizes of brushes and also rollers. I think high gloss paints look best for this project, but I was more concerned about finding the right color than the right finish, so mine were different levels of gloss.
2. Paint several coats of the base colors. Doing a final coat with a roller will make it look much smoother.
3. Create stencils for your designs. I found images on my computer and projected them onto my tv, much like for my cooler project. I actually used interfacing (for sewing) to make stencils because it is somewhat transparent but also sturdy. I taped a close-to-size piece of interfacing to the screen, traced using a permanent marker, then cut out the shape. I used painter's tape to attach the interfacing to my tv and to the boards. It peeled off of the interfacing easily when I moved it so I could trace every part of the edge. I used pencil to trace the stencils onto the boards.
4. Paint several coats of each layer of your designs. I painted carefully around the edges of the designs then filled in the inside, several times each.
5. Seal the paint if you're brave. I purchased a spray sealer that I still have not used because I have heard that it may puddle or bubble up on top of the paint. I haven't used my boards very roughly, either, though, so I am not sure how much they would get scratched with use.
Have you painted your own cornhole boards? Any cornhole playing tips? I am terrible at the game but am mostly concerned about having the prettiest boards.
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Note: After using the light blue paint, be sure to secure the top back on the paint can so when your dad walks through the shop he doesn't kick the can over and get the paint on his pants and shoes because the wet paint then is distributed to other things from the wet pants and shoes.
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