Here are a few I've made in the past few years:
This one is for my cousin Madisyn... it's her Christmas present this year!
This is one I made for myself. I loved the argyle ribbon and was trying to tie my room together with the blue and green theme.
I made these three for three very special young ladies in my life. The two on the outside look similar but are slightly different. The first one is for my friend Taryn, the second my cousin Madi, and the third, my cousin Kaylyn.
They are pretty simple and straight forward to make but here's a step by step in case you want to make an awesome board like mine!
Materials:
-Cork Board (I generally use one thats about the size of 2 pieces of paper. $7-8 at Hobby Lobby or Michaels.)
-Lots of ribbon (the more you use the better the board looks) in several different sizes/colors/patterns. **** THIS IS IMPORTANT: When picking out your ribbon, find a patterned piece to start with. It doesn't matter how thick the ribbon is but I generally try to make sure it is medium sized. Base all your other ribbon choices off this one.**** If you do not pick a patterned piece to go off of, the board will look terrible... trust me! I've torn one apart and started over from scratch because I thought having all the colors of the rainbow would look good. Make sure you have a patterned piece and stick with that color theme!. On the boards above, Madi's piece was the pink and green polka dot ribbon that was tiny. On Kaylyn's board, the very back pieces were white with pink, blue, and green polka dots. Follow a pattern! I generally use about a yard to a yard and a half of ribbon, and 6 or 7 different types of ribbon. It doesn't matter if you mix fabrics of ribbons.
-A hot glue gun
-Scissors
Optional: Push pins, gem stones, buttons, pictures to decorate with, etc
Process:
1. Cut 2 pieces of ribbon a little longer than the length of the board, and 2 pieces of ribbon a little bit wider than the board. Glue the ends of these pieces onto the back of the board, wrapping around the front and then gluing the opposite end on the back as well. These should be in parallel/perpendicular lines. This step is optional but I really love the dimension it adds to the boards. If you do choose to do this step, it must be the first one done!
2. Cut the ribbon into strips about an inch to an inch and a half long. I try and alternate which way the cut goes (up to the left or down to the left) so the board is a little more eclectic.
3. Begin gluing the pieces of ribbon around the board on the backside, starting with the thinnest pieces of ribbon. Spread the pieces out a little bit so there is plenty of diversity. After the first ribbon is on, head to the second thinnest ribbon and start gluing it around the board.
4. Create layers by gluing thicker pieces of ribbon overlapping the thinner pieces.
5. The final layer of ribbon should be the thickest ribbon you have and should cover all the way around the back.
6. Optional touches include adding gems, fun pushpins, and mementos/photos. I put gem stones on top of the pushpins for this board.
I also like to tie a long ribbon at the top that the board can hang from.
Good luck! I'd love to see what your finished boards look like :)
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