Ribbon Board #2

A friend of mine is expecting a little girl in September. I made this board as a card holder for her baby shower. I am not sure if this will work or not, but I figured I'd make it and we would see! Perhaps a basket is more practical?

The upholstery pins are in the shape of daisies. I bought them as an antiqued brass color, which was not so appealing... so I painted them purple with yellow centers! WAY cuter.

Having this hang on the wall with cards or photos tucked in makes for a piece of nice colorful wall art. I am enjoying the one I made for myself!

Ribbon Board

Peter and I recently moved, and one of the things I had to give up was my beloved desk. It was big, heavy, awesome, and just not worth moving (it wouldn't have fit up the stairwell in our new place), did I mention it was awesome and I miss it?!

So my old desk had a hutch where I could display cards and things I thought were pretty, but the new desk, which is very sweet... is definitely a down size. I now have my mom's old secretary desk, which would fit into the petite category. It was my birthday in the end of May, and I have tons of cards floating around. I just can't bring myself to throw them out yet. . . SO I decided to delve into another project.

I made a ribbon board which is kind of like a bulletin board. I followed a Martha Stewart tutorial. 

First I got some Homasote board at my local Home Depot, the Homasote web page has a great list of stores where you can buy their product. Home Depot cuts this stuff, so I had them cut the LARGE sheet down into a manageable size. I think some of the pieces are still a bit big, but that's for another day.  I also got a staple gun (HOW COOL IS THAT!? I own my very own staple gun... why haven't I had one of these sooner!?)  I then went to JoAnn Fabrics and picked out some fabric with the help of Pete (decision making is not my strong suit).  We also got ribbon and upholstery tacks. . . We got home and instant crafting began.  This is what turned out.

I have a few more pieces of this Homasote board. . . so if you are in the Boston area and are interested in either the Homasote board or a finished ribbon board, let me know and we can work out a deal.