Instructions for Fabric Bulletin Board

Create an attractive fabric bulletin board with inexpensive craft materials.

If you're in need of better organization, a bulletin board is a convenient way to enhance utility in a home office or above a child's desk. Fabric bulletin boards provide all the same convenience, but with the added benefit of personalizing the board to fit your taste and color scheme. The materials are available at any craft store, and are nominally priced. The project is simple and quick, and can dress up a room while also adding organization.

Things You'll Need

• 1/2 yard pre-cut decorative cotton fabric
• Stapler
• 20-inch x 30-inch foam core board
• Fabric ribbon
• Furniture tacks
• Straight head nails
• Hammer
• Picture frame (optional)

Instructions

1. Stretch the cotton fabric around a piece of 20-inch by 30-inch foam core board.

2. Pull the edges of the fabric tautly and staple around the sides of the foam core board. The staples should be on the back of the foam board.

3. Fold the remaining fabric corners down and staple to the corners of the foam core board. Make sure the staples are on the back side of the board.

4. Wrap strips of ribbon around the foam core board at a 45 degree angle in one direction. Pull the ribbon tautly and staple the ends of the ribbon onto the backside of the board. Wrap another piece of ribbon around the board at a 45 degree angle in the other direction. Pull tautly and staple to the backside of the board.

5. Insert a decorative furniture tack in each intersection of the ribbons on the front side of the board.

6. Attach the board to the wall by hammering straight nails at each corner or frame the board and hang on the wall.

References

• "Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Sewing and Fabric Crafts: Basic Techniques for Sewing, Applique, Embroidery, Quilting, Dyeing, and Printing, 150 Inspired Projects from A to Z;" 2001
• Martha Stewart Crafts