Display Board for Cards
I didn’t have time to make a card today, so I thought I would show you what I did spend my time on. I am making 2 matching display boards for cards — I know you’ve seen similar boards both in stores and in crafting magazines. Maybe you’ve even made one yourself. Well, once I was doing it, I took a few pics along the way, so if anyone would like to know how to do one, just follow along. It’s really very simple. Here’s the end product:
I made 2 exactly the same. I have visions of these being framed in a thick, white semi-ornate wooden frame; however, that part of my project involves my DH or DS so, for now, these will have to do as is. Here’s the supply list (for 1 board):
- 1 - Foam Board, 20 x 30 x 3/16
- Polyester Batting, 23 x 33
- Fabric, 26 x 36
- 7 yards of Velvet Ribbon (got my Chocolate Velvet from Flourishes)
- 9 Buttons
- Double Sided Carpet Tape
- Red Sticky Tape
- Large-eyed Darning Needle
- Piercing Tool, Mat Pack or Self-healing Cutting Board
- Heavy Hemp
To start, lay your board on top of your batting. Completely cover the perimeter of the Board with Double Sided Carpet Tape. Then first pull up one side and adhere to carpet tape, then do the opposite side, then do the other 2 sides, clipping and folding in your corners neatly to avoid bulk as you go.
Next, cover the perimeter of the board with 2 rows of the same carpet tape. The first row will be going right over your batting, and the 2nd row will be going just inside from the first. Now, just as above, very neatly pull up one long side and then do the opposite side, pulling tightly as you go. Then to do the next 2 sides, view the photo below –
Before folding up the 2 shorter sides, cut out the corners as shown above to reduce the bulk, and then apply a piece of the same carpet tape on the diagonal in the corner to hold the corner down as it is folded. See below –
By cutting out the corner as shown above, you will be able to neatly get a corner, similar to this. Now, flip your board over and continue as below –
Take your ribbon and lay it out as you feel it looks best, or suits your needs best, and secure with common pins. Once all ribbons are secured, flip it over, apply Red Sticky Tape to all the ribbon tails (I left 6″ tails everywhere) and secure them tightly on the back. Everything on this is held very firmly with the tapes I have mentioned. Next, you’ll need to sew on the buttons –
This was really very easy to do, using the right supplies. You’ll need a large-eyed darning needle and sturdy hemp string. I started by taking my piercing tool, with the mat pack underneath, and poking a hole right where I wanted my string to come up from the bottom. By poking a hole all the way through, you can now look at the bottom, see your hole and insert your needle with hemp and it’ll come up exactly where you want it. Once it is up, string the button on (these buttons have a shank), and then take your needle and go back down through the layers. Once all strings are on the back, securely tie them off. This is what the back looks like when done:
I’d like to cover it neatly with fabric just to clean it up, but I first have to wait to see if I have any fabric left over once completing my other projects. If I don’t have any of this fabric left over, I can use another, since it is just the back!!! But I would just like to clean it up a bit!!!
That’s it — a relatively simple project and a fun and attractive way to display cards, and also very easy to change them out when needed. If anyone should try making one of these, I’d love to see it — please come back here to link so that I can see it!!!
Hope you all had a great weekend and are looking forward to a good week ahead!!! Thanks so much for stopping in!!!