That seems like such a "ho hum" title for such a pretty thing. I'm in love with this bulletin board! This has been on my project list for a long time and I'm not sure why I didn't make it sooner. It was so so simple and quick and just so pretty!
Bulletin boards are ugly, and the fabric ones with ribbon (although I have seen cute ones) aren't my style. I saw this idea in a magazine months and months ago, and I'm glad I did. Read on, and I'll show you how you can make one too.
What you will need:
- Picture frame (I used one that would hold a 16X20 photo)Try to find one that is fairly deep so the bulletin board fits.
- Bulletin board
- Fat Quarter of fabric (18X22 inches)
- Glue gun/glue
- Scissors and/or rotary cutter and ruler
The first thing you need to do is trim down your bulletin board so that it will fit into your frame if it's not the same size. I removed the plastic edge on my board and then used my rotary cutter to do this (fast way to dull a blade by the way).
Now, you need to cut a piece of fabric that is bigger than your bulletin board by an inch on all sides. My bulletin board measures 16X20, so a fat quarter would have been the perfect size. I cut a piece of fabric measuring 18X22 inches.
Flip over your bulletin board so that the cork side is face down. Start on one end gluing the edge of the fabric down on to the wrong side of the bulletin board.
The next side you will want to glue down will be opposite to the one you just did. Make sure of this or your fabric may not be stretched evenly or tight enough in the end. You don't want puckers when you're finished!
When it comes time to do a corner glue the edge all the way down like this.
Then, just fold the corner back and glue down like this.
This is what you should have when you are done gluing.
Flipped over to the other side.
Pop inside your frame and hang! It looks like a piece of art....
Except that you can hang things on it! Now click on this photo to see it large.... Is that not the coolest looking rooster you have ever seen drawn by a 5yr old?
Thank you so much for this! I am redesigning my dining room and will add this in there. It'll be perfect!
ReplyDeleteThe fabric makes such a difference!
ReplyDeleteI love it! The fabric you chose is so pretty! Hadleigh is sitting here next to me and loves it! I'll have to see if I can pop her bulletin board of the frame it's already in. I love the artwork too! She did a great job! :)
ReplyDeleteVery cool. I made a "white board" similar to that by leaving in the glass and putting a solid piece of fabric behind it. Came out cute and matches my kitchen better. Maybe I need a bulletin board below it. Hmmm.
ReplyDeleteI have been meaning to make one of these for a while now too. The fabric really makes it. Just gorgeous! Fabulous rooster too! Actually I love her whole drawing.
ReplyDeleteHow funny, I just did a fabric covered bulletin board project last week!
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Yes, that rooster is awesome! And thanks for this tutorial (I found it in a google search)--the ribbon ones are not my style either. I hope to try it this afternoon! I'll check out the rest of your blog too!
ReplyDeleteIt is really cute and you have a budding artist on your hands BUT I could never use an Amy Butler fabric on a bulletin. ;-) Jean in Raleigh NC (RileyEm Designs - Etsy)
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