Sorry I haven’t posted any new crafts lately, I’ve been in a bit of a slump. Not anymore! This week’s tutorial is for a really fun photo board. This entire project takes about an hour. These can be made just about any size and with almost any fabric you want, so if you don’t want to go buy it you can just use an old dress or skirt! Everything I used was stuff I already had, so I didn’t have to spend any money!
Okay, here is what you need:
Fabric, ribbon, buttons, staple gun, needle and thread. You also need a canvas – any size, can be purchased at craft stores for a few dollars. The canvas I used in this tutorial is 16×20.
First iron your fabric (and ribbon if needed). Lay the canvas over it and cut the fabric so you have about 2 inches free on all sides. If using something with a pattern make sure you line it up like you want before going any further!
Next, keeping fabric and canvas aligned, start folding fabric over one side. Put a staple every few inches and make sure to keep fabric smooth.
Do the same for the opposite side. Make sure to keep fabric stretched tight.
Once both opposing sides are stapled, start on the other sides by folding the corners of the fabric like wrapping paper and staple. Now repeat what you first did with the stapler every few inches.
This is what you should end up with:
Cool huh?
The next step is to cut and place your ribbon. Cut strips of ribbon and lay them out across your canvas to figure out how you want them to look. It doesn’t matter how many rows you have just as long as they are proportional to each other.
Staple each ribbon one at a time on the back of the canvas where you stapled the fabric (keeping them pulled tight!) Make the ribbons cross each other to form little “squares” on the canvas.
When all the ribbons are attached, it’s time to put on the buttons! At each intersecting point, sew on a button. Make sure you start from the back side of the canvas, and you only need to thread it through a few times then tie it off.
And now you’re finished!
This is a great gift idea with endless design possibilities and is very easy to make. Hang it up anywhere and show off your photos in style!!
