Fabric Covered Memory Board

When I was younger I had a very pink, very girly fabric memory board. I love memory boards for displaying pictures and I wanted to incorporate one into my craft area. My original one was too childish for that area and I didn't want to spend an arm and a leg on a more adult themed one. So I decided to redo my original one. You can also make them from scratch fairly easily.

Tool List:
ruler
pen/pencil
scissors
screw driver
staple gun
fabric
ribbon


I forgot to take pictures of the decontruction process, but it's pretty easy. I simply ripped off the original ribbon and fabric. I didn't even both to take the original staples out, but you can if you want. I also removed the hanging hooks and kept them to reattach when I was done.

What was left was a square piece of MDF board with foam on the front. I picked out my fabric and ribbon and went to work on recovering the board.

I measured and cut my fabric and ribbon to the proper size.

I did not have a staple gun at the time, so I secured the fabric around the edges using painters tape. It works just fine for the fabric. However, for the ribbon, I had to go purchase a staple gun to make sure it would stay tight over time.



Then I reattached the hanging hardware



I do suggest adding some kind of push pin to some of the intersections of ribbon for added tightness, but once you load it up with pictures, it doesn't matter anyway.