DIY Memo Board With Ribbon! {How to Make Yours}

This DIY Memo Board is quick and easy to make, and the cutest addition to any home office or bedroom!

Following is a fun Craft Tutorial and guest post by
Amy at Crafts, Cakes, and Cats ~ enjoy!!

DIY Memo Board

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For my best friend’s birthday, I really wanted to make her something special! For the longest time, I have wanted to make a French Memo Board.

I have one I purchased on clearance at some point, but you look at them and think “I can make that!” so why not try since they are so darn expensive in the store!

The best part is, you can make them with any color/fabric combination that your heart desires.

I wanted my friend’s gift to be a surprise (of course), but I also wanted her to like the fabric!  So… I sent the following picture to her (thank goodness for smartphones!) so she could pick a fabric, but still have no idea what it was for.

My friend chose the second one in from the left!  Isn’t it so cute?!?

To make a Memo Board of your own, all you’ll need is…

• A Canvas – I used a 16×20, but use any size you want!
• 1 yard of fabric
• Matching ribbon – I bought 2 rolls, but one was enough my my project.
• Quilting Batting
• Buttons or any decoration of your choosing
• Stapler and lots of staples
• Hot glue gun
• Sewing things

Step 1:

Cut and lay out the batting so there is about one inch extra all the way around the canvas (you will do the same with the fabric)…

Pull batting tight and staple into the wooden frame of the canvas!

Step 2:

Follow step one for your fabric piece over the canvas and now batting.

Step 3:

Then… criss cross your ribbon stating at one corner and going to the opposite corner. Example: lower left to upper right. Start with corners and then do as many other diagonal sets in both directions. Be sure to keep ribbon tight and just staple them into the back 🙂

I don’t have a picture of the button step but basically where ever my ribbon crossed, I sewed on a button. {see above}  The button is an added decoration, but will also make the ribbon even tighter for holding pictures. On the back of the canvas I also used the hot glue on my sewing knots to make sure everything would stay in place!

My name is Amy, I have a blog called Crafts, Cakes, and Cats. I love to bake and be creative in both my personal life and my job. My job as a Nanny gives me a great creative outlet. I grew up with a home cooked meal almost every night and I try to do the same now as an adult!

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