diy notice board

hi..hope you all had a good weekend. we're enjoying beautiful autumn weather here in sydney. gorgeous clear skies and huge waves, surfing and photography heaven. more about that later this week ;)
this is an easy diy notice board i made to store business cards, photos & postcards. with so much great graphic design around why not put your favourite cards on display.  

• notice board material- cut to size. i think it's called caneite available at hardware shops 
• fabric to cover. i used blue & white ticking - allow 20cm extra to wrap around board
• wadding from habidashery supplies - cut to same size as board
• white cotton braid or ribbon- measure diagonal lengths. allow an extra 10cm to secure at back
• long tacks - white
• thumb tacks

to assemble:

• lay fabric front side down, then lay wadding on top
• place board in the middle
• wrap fabric around board - stretching slightly so it lays flat at front
• secure at the back with thumb tacks
• arrange ribbon in diagonal lengths leaving enough to secure at back with thumb tacks
• add notice board type tacks to front where ribbon crosses
• fill with favourite cards, photos or postcards

cheryl

:)

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