As promised, here is another holiday DIY post, inspired by this little gem from Pinterest:
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| DIY Christmas card bulletin board |
As soon as I saw this picture, I knew this was a project that even I could manage. Once I gathered my materials (one piece of 20" x 30" foam board, one piece of fabric, a length of ribbon, hot glue, and tacks), I was in business. In keeping with my snowflake theme, I chose a piece of fabric from Jo-Ann's that is blue with a white snowflake print. It was 50% off, so the piece I purchased was around $2.00. I forget the exact dimensions--I just told the lady cutting the fabric to give me about 1 1/2 inches of leeway on the ends.
The following is a step-by-step guide to how I created my own Christmas card bulletin board:
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| Step 1: Iron out any wrinkles or creases from your fabric |
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| Step 2: Lay out your foam board on your fabric to determine how much fabric you'll need. Cut away any excess. |
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| Step 3: Using Scotch tape, fold over your ends and secure them tightly |
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| Step 4: Now use hot glue to more permanently secure your ends in place. You can remove or keep the Scotch tape. |
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| Step 5: Use short tacks to secure the extra fabric that bunches up in the corners |
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| Step 6: Affix your ribbon/twine to the back of the foam board. I used both tacks and hot glue to make my ribbon strong . |
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| Finished product, hanging in our entry/hallway |
If you're the type of person who changes your holiday "theme" or color scheme each year, you could easily skip using the hot glue and just use tape and tacks to secure the fabric in place. Considering how little fabric you actually use in this project, you could change the fabric/ribbon each year for just a few dollars. I also imagine you could make wall art for other occasions or even a year-round bulletin board in the same manner. I can even see something like this at a wedding for a display of escort cards/seating arrangements. So simple and inexpensive!
~LOVE~
