Holiday Card
Message Board
A bright holiday fabric is the perfect background to display seasonal cards and pictures. This bulletin board is so easy to make,
you'll want to recover it in the New Year to
showcase the next season's keepsakes.
As shown, our bulletin board is 24'' square.
Supplies:
• 24'' inch square of 1/2” thick plywood
• 7⁄8 yard fabric
• 13⁄4 yards fusible fleece
• 21⁄2 yards cording
• 21⁄2 yards ribbon
• Upholstery tacks
• Glue sticks and hot glue gun
• 2 eyelet screws and wire (for hanging)
Directions:
1. Cut fusible fleece into two 29’’ squares. One at
a time, center fleece, fusible side down, over plywood. Press in place with a steam iron. Wrap
excess fleece to the back of the board. Trim out
corners reduce bulk. Press in place. (The adhesive
on the back of the fleece will stick to the unfinished wood. If you prefer, two layers of plain
fleece can be wrapped around the board and stapled in place using a staple gun.)
2. Cut fabric into a 30'' square. Steam press to
remove any wrinkles. Center fabric, right side up,
on top of padded board. Using straight pins, pin
around outside edge.
3. Wrap border of fabric to underside of board,
tuck under raw edge of fabric, and miter fullness
at corners. Hot glue edge of fabric to board.
Remove straight pins on face of bulletin board.
4. Cut 1 length of ribbon and 1 length of cord 41''
long. Cut remaining ribbon and cord in half.
5. Center 41''’ length of ribbon diagonally across
board. Pull ribbon taut and pin at corners. Pin
remaining ribbon 12'' away on either side. Turn
board over and glue ends of ribbon in place. From
opposite corner, repeat process with cording.
Remove pins on front of board.
6. Hammer upholstery tacks at insertions of ribbon and cording, and around edge of board.
7. Attach eyelet screws to back of board. Thread
wire between eyelets, and twist ends to secure.
Due to seasonal nature of project, supplies are available for a limited time only. Please read all instructions prior to beginning; read and follow
all manufacturers’ instructions for all tools and materials used. Provide adult supervision if children participate in this and all craft projects.
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