Fabric Memo Board

Last week, Sister #3, my mom, and I spent the day crafting at her house.  My mom did crafts with the kids, while we worked on a few projects.  My sister moved into her house 3 years ago, with a 3-4 month old and shortly after that she found out she was having my niece.  Needless to say, the the house got some basic fixes, but decorating was last on the list.  In the past few months, they have been slowly transforming their house into a home.  They bought gorgeous furniture and reconfigured the layout of their house.  Little by little, they have started accessorising, and it is looking great.  She asked me for some help with some projects and I happily obliged.  First on the list, covering this old cork board for her new office nook (as she's calling it).

We added one layer of batting and just used a staple gun to attach.

Next we added a layer of fabric, pulling as tight as we could.  Her office nook is in her dining room and she wants to keep the same color scheme throughout.  Her colors are greys, pewters, and red accents.  We found this fabric at Joann's Fabric.

We then laid out pieces of ribbon to see what felt right.

Once we figured out how many would work, we measured it out to keep it perfectly aligned.

We hot glued the ribbon to the back (if trying this, make sure you keep the ribbon very tight).  We interwove the ribbon to keep it stronger.

We then added thumbtacks for some bling and to make the slots more user friendly.

 Here it is.  I'm loving the red, white, and grey/pewter color all together. 

I'll be showing you some more projects that we've been working on when we finish them up.  Have you tried making a message board?




 

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