Memo Board Tutorial

My daughter needed a memo board for near her desk.  She loves the memo boards she sees in Pottery Barn Teen.  However, those memo boards are $79 plus shipping.

Image from Pottery Barn Teen

But I knew I could recreate that same look.  I started out with a painters canvas from Michaels.  I also bought a roll of cork.

As it turned out, the cork had an adhesive backing.  Otherwise my plan had been to use a spray adhesive.  This was even easier.

The canvas I chose was 18" x 24".  I didn't want something too big.  Just a nice spot for whatever she wants to pin up on the board.

I started by removing the backing and attaching the cork to the canvas.

Using my utility knife, I cut the edge of the cork to the exact size of the canvas.

I laid the canvas upside down on the wrong side of the fabric.

I cut the fabric leaving approximately 3-4" on all sides.

Using my staple gun, I stapled the fabric to the wood frame on the canvas.

I folded the edges like I would if I were wrapping a gift.

I did this on all four sides.  I stapled every 4-5".

It looked a little too plain so I went into my stash of ribbon and got a roll of pink grosgrain ribbon and stapled it to the top back corner.

I wrapped it around the front and stapled to the back of the other side.  I did this on all four sides.

Here is the finished product.

Here it is hanging in her room.  I hung it below the wall art I created.  You can check out how I did that here.  The flowers and the birds are vinyl decals I got at Home Goods.

It's the perfect spot for her to pin some of her favorite things.  Here's how the cost broke down:

1/2 yard fabric - $3 at JoAnn's

Canvas - $7 at Michaels

Cork - $8 (although I only used half - I should only be charged with $4 for this project:) )

Ribbon - I had that already

Total cost - Under $20.

Such an easy project.  Hope you try it.  Let me know what you think.  I always love and appreciate your comments.

-Judy

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