How to Make Your Own Craft Borders

Easily create your own craft borders for the wall, for a scrapbook or just by themselves.

Creating craft borders can be done for a wall, scrapbook or just for decorative paper. Border materials are easy to work with and produce attractive, professional-looking projects. Try obtaining a border design book or design stencils to use when painting a custom border. Border colors can be coordinated with walls or other items in a room.

Things You'll Need

• Self-stick wallpaper borders
• Contact paper
• Poster board
• Fancy-cut scissors
• Stencils
• Stencil paints
• Fixative
• Newsprint

Instructions

Creating Borders for the Wall

1. Measure the wall on which the border will be placed.

2. Cut the border pieces to fit the entire wall including the corners.

3. Position the border pieces (including the corners) onto a work table with newsprint underneath.

4. Decorate the entire border, using stencils and paints. Choose designs that match or accent colors in the room in which the border will appear. Also be careful to align the corner designs with those on the straight edge of the border.

5. Apply fixative to the finished border and let dry naturally. Peel off the backing paper from the borders to reveal the adhesive. Position a straight edge border piece onto the wall first, followed by the corner, then the next straight edge piece, and so on.

Creating Paper Craft Borders for Scrapbooks or by Themselves

1. Cut the contact paper lengthwise to form a border and corners.

2. Trim the top edge of the contact paper with fancy-cut scissors.

3. Decorate the contact paper with stencils and paints.

4. Apply fixative to the finished border. Let the border pieces dry naturally. Peel the backing paper from the contact paper and affix the pieces evenly to poster boards.

References

• Repair Home.com: How to Make Your Own Wall Borders