A vision board has always been a non-negotiable for any of my offices or studios. I’ve been wanting to cover mine in fabric for years and years, since my mom suggested it when I was a kid. We never got around to it so finally I did it for Christmas this past year with our Fableism fabric and I love how it turned out. This fabric covered bulletin board project is the perfect way to level up a plain cork board. I’ve used them to pin inspiration, hold Christmas cards, and display photos. If it includes adding more pattern and texture — I’m in!
Shop the supplies we used for this project!
We used fabric from our Fableism collection as well as from our Spoonflower shop. You will want a medium weight fabric for this — not too thin or it will show too much of the batting texture and not too heavy or the staples won’t go in smoothly.
Fabric covered bulletin board
Difficulty:
Easy
Time:
1 hour
Instructions
Covering the bulletin board
- Cut one piece of batting that is wide enough on each side to wrap over the edge of your bulletin board. We found that doing two pieces of batting created that nice tufted look, but also made it harder to use the push pins. So, if you would like to use regular push pins, we would recommend just cutting one piece of batting.
- On a flat surface, place your bulletin board face down onto the batting.
- Wrap the batting around the edge of the bulletin board and staple into the cardboard backing to secure in place. Make sure that each side of the batting is pulled evenly and that the front is pulled taut. We used regular staplers and staple guns and found that it is much easier with a staple gun. Make sure that you use 1/4″ staples (or similar size) so that they don’t poke through the front of the bulletin board.
- Repeat the same process with the fabric. Place your bulletin board face down onto the wrong side of the fabric which has been cut with leeway on each side.
- Use the staple gun to secure the fabric all the way around ensuring that the design is lined up well and the fabric is taut.
- Staple the corners down (like so) and trim off the excess fabric.
Ribbon time!
- The ribbon grid that you decide on will vary depending on the bulletin board size. We did a grid with 2 horizontal ribbons and 3 vertical ribbons.
- Cut each strip of ribbon with about 4″ excess beyond both sides of the bulletin board.
- Wrap the ribbon around from the front to the back and secure with a few staples. Ensure that the ribbon is flat and is taut.
Final touches
- Add push pins at every point where the ribbons cross.
- Load it up with bits of inspiration, cards, photos, & memorabilia!
We did this project at our Lars Craft Camp and it was such a hit! Most of the girls said it was their favorite project. They loved using rick rack! Here are some of their creations:
We would love to see yours! Share your finished project with us by tagging @houselarsbuilt on IG!
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