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Easy DIY Bulletin Board (French Memory Board)

Oct 18, 2018 9 comments The links in the post below may be affiliate links. Read the full disclosure

Hey, Y’all! Today I’m going to show you how to make this easy French Bulletin board. If you’re looking for a nice, fun little decoration that can go in any room of your house, this DIY bulletin board is perfect! Personally, I made mine for my craft room and it looks great!

This homemade bulletin board is also a great idea for a baby shower, or a project a group of teen girls could do. Here’s what the finished product looks like:

DIY bulletin board (french bulletin board)

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DIY Bulletin Board Materials:

french bulletin board

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

Once you have your materials ready, it’s time to get started crafting this homemade french memory board!

1. Lay out your batting and trim the edges leaving enough to fold over the back:

DIY french bulletin board

2. 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!

DIY bulletin board

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

french memory board

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

french bulletin board

5. Staple the fabric down every 4-6 inches:

DIY bulletin board

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

french bulletin board ribbon

7. Staple the ribbon down on the back:

DIY bulletin board adding ribbon

8. Continue placing the ribbon diagonally like so:

french bulletin board almost done

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.

9. Sew the buttons on and you’re done!

adding buttons to DIY bulletin board

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.

Here’s the finished product:

finished DIY french bulletin board