DIY French Bulletin Board {Easy Craft Idea}

Hey Y’all! Today I’m going to show you how to make this easy French Bulletin board. It is a great idea for a baby shower, or a project a group of teen girls could do.  It’s a fun decoration for any room in your house. I made mine for my craft room. I saw the owl fabric and fell in love with it and knew it would be perfect for my craft room.

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Here’s what you need to make your own:

A Canvas {I used a 16×20 that I had leftover from when I bought 2 and made the bow board}

Fabric {enough to cover your canvas I used 1/2 yard}

Batting

Ribbon

Buttons

Staple gun

needle & thread.

First lay out your batting and trim the edges leaving enough to fold over the back

Fold the edges of your batting over and staple it down on the back of the canvas. I put staples every 4-6 inches all around. Pull the batting tight so it lays flat. A regular stapler won’t work. Staple guns are pretty inexpensive and you will find all kinds of uses for it!

If the staples don’t go all the way in, use a hammer to tap them down.

Next lay down your fabric, leaving enough to fold over the back. Trim off the extra and save it for another project.

Staple the fabric down every 4-6 inches.

Now it is time to add the ribbon. I start by placing the ribbon diagonally down the canvas.

Staple the ribbon down on the back.

Continue placing the ribbon diagonally. I don’t measure, just eyeball it every few inches until it looked like I wanted it to. I used about 30 feet of ribbon. How much you need depends on how big of a canvas you are using.

Now it is time to sew the buttons on. This part takes a little time, but is worth it. It really makes the bulletin board look better. I decided to go with white buttons because I had a lot of them on hand.

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Here it is hanging up with pictures on it. It gives me more motivation to actually print out some of the thousands of pictures I take! I love the pop of color it adds to my craft room.