Thanks Sugarhill..this was a good reminder to order my firewood...I love the bulletin

There have been several drops & adds, but the number remains constant at 38.5 participants for Round 2. (Erica, you're the .5 heheh. I'll add you when I get your information back). Tina_tn has been dropped from Round 2, as I have not heard from her in several inquiries. I will post the original email bulletin here now for everyone's info: To all my "Pick-a-Seed and Pay it Forward" Round Robin Participants: Hello, everyone! If you are on the following list, I have you included in Round 2 of the Pick-a-Seed Round Robin. If you do not want to participate in Round 2, please reply to this notice. STRMYWTHR3 PRAIRIEWINDS CAROL BOWEN SGUANZON MILLYBUG MOGARDENING DREVALVO CEDARNEST OKNISH MNWSGAL JULIE_MN CANDYCOW DEBBYA ETRAVIA MICHIGANALICE JSELWA LISAM627_OHIO_Z6 DAFF_KNEE2000 STRMYWTHR3 COLUMBUSGARDENER MSPRETTYKY FLOWERGARDENLADY MIMIB1 GIVERNY4ME LIL_GREEN_THUMB BETH_B_KODIAK FLOWER_POWER2 LAT0403 CHELTY2 RAMAZZ NATURE_FARMER PAMELAMARIE MARIACAT GARDENINGDUMMIE DEM_PA SHIMLA GARDENSCOUT AMY B We currently have 38.5 (one new unconfirmed) participants for Round 2 (for those of you following along up there, STRMYWTHR3 had to be moved to the end of Round 1, so she will show up at the beginning of one of the Robins, and will be also included on one of the other lists...thereby getting to participate in essentially both rounds). There will be 3 new Robins for Round 2 once Round 1 is over. The new Robins will be split by physical location. I will play Âconnect-the-dots with your ZIP codes again, so that the Robins run as quickly as possible. Please welcome your new hostesses: Debbie C (columbusgardener), Debbie D (flower_power2), and Beth B (beth_b_kodiak). I will be making the original split for the 3 Robins, then I will mail the new packages to each respective hostess, who will also be provided with the information that they need to run the Robins. As with the first round, a ÂMaster List will NOT be circulated with these new Robins. I promised you all as much security as possible with this Robin, and hopefully, that will continue into Round 2. Once the new Robins are off, your new hostesses are Âlarge & in charge. The rules of your robin will likely change little, if at all, but the hostesses have full reign to do so as they wish. Please respect your hostess, and donÂt harass them too much ;) ***IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL: If, at any time, you have concerns about another participant, please inform your hostess. At no point should these concerns be posted publicly to the forum. Your hostess will decide what, if any action should be taken, and will take the appropriate action to alleviate any concerns of the other participants. Thank you again, and if anyone has any questions, please buzz me.

If a cork look isn't what you had in mind, or if you would prefer something more specific to your decor, you could make a fabric-covered bulletin board with Homasote as the substrate. They did this lot on the Room by Room TV show, and Martha Stewart has written about it. Homasote is a fiberboard, made from recycled material, that is inexpensive, strong enough to use this way, but soft enough to be easy to tack into. I'll attach a link to a blog post that describes one way to do it. Here is a link that might be useful: Homasote bulletin board

I've been considering a massive bulletin board at my house as well. Mine would be huge & cover a wall...about 5 feet tall by 7 feet wide. I haven't done it yet, but here is the idea I have in my head: Find something (haven't looked at the options yet) as a backboard. Firm & sturdy, yet not crazy heavy. Glue/attach ceiling tiles onto the board. (I have a spare room with 2x4 ceiling tiles I'm planning on removing & doing a correct ceiling...hence the ceiling tiles). Cover the entire thing with a great fabric...I was thinking burlap, but you could do anything. I would do a light coat of spray glue between fabric & ceiling panels, then staple/attach fabric around the back like you would if making a headboard. If you want a frame, you could get your own trim and cut/miter to fit. Paint/stain/etc. If you do something along these lines, POST BACK! I'd love to know if it turns out well. lol! Gayle