Clipboard Project

I've seen different clipboards that have been taken from plain old brown and turned them into decorated cute clipboards. I've been looking for different things to make for a craft booth that I want to attend this summer and for my etsy website.

I only bought one clipboard from Walmart, because I wasn't quite sure of what I was getting myself into. I had my husband help me make a template for the clipboard. I've seen where they have just cut a rectangle around the clip and the. The ribbon hid the cut, but I'm on the anal side and wanted it to wrap around the clip.

I went to the local craft store in town and bought some paper and mod podge.

When I started, I painted the entire board and then tried to slide the paper up. That did not work very well. Next time I will slide the paper under the clip and then put on the mod podge. Once I had painted underneath the board, I painted the top of the paper to make it stronger. I let it dry for quite awhile. Then I started the sanding process. I sanded around the sides of the board to make it nice and smooth and also to get the extra paper off. Here is what it looks like so far.

 

You can see here that the paper hangs over the side.

 

Once the mod podge dried, I started sanding. Here is what the side looks like after I sanded.

You notice that the paper doesn't cover the whole board, so you will have to cover that.

 

 

I also learned that if you use thick cardstock, it doesn't sand very well.

This as far as I got today. More to come! Need to work on the back and the ribbon. Stay tuned.

 

Clipboard Project

I've seen different clipboards that have been taken from plain old brown and turned them into decorated cute clipboards. I've been looking for different things to make for a craft booth that I want to attend this summer and for my etsy website.

I only bought one clipboard from Walmart, because I wasn't quite sure of what I was getting myself into. I had my husband help me make a template for the clipboard. I've seen where they have just cut a rectangle around the clip and the. The ribbon hid the cut, but I'm on the anal side and wanted it to wrap around the clip.

I went to the local craft store in town and bought some paper and mod podge.

When I started, I painted the entire board and then tried to slide the paper up. That did not work very well. Next time I will slide the paper under the clip and then put on the mod podge. Once I had painted underneath the board, I painted the top of the paper to make it stronger. I let it dry for quite awhile. Then I started the sanding process. I sanded around the sides of the board to make it nice and smooth and also to get the extra paper off. Here is what it looks like so far.

 

You can see here that the paper hangs over the side.

 

Once the mod podge dried, I started sanding. Here is what the side looks like after I sanded.

You notice that the paper doesn't cover the whole board, so you will have to cover that.

 

 

I also learned that if you use thick cardstock, it doesn't sand very well.

This as far as I got today. More to come! Need to work on the back and the ribbon. Stay tuned.

 

Sympathy Card

My husband informed me that he needed a card for our neighbor who we get our cows from. His mom passed away. Do you think I was prepared???? Your right......nope! I found this sketch on another blog and thought I would try it out. Here it what I came up with. Hope you enjoy!

My attempt was to make it look like wheat on the side....more practice and I will get it down.

 

Inside of card.

 

Hope you enjoy! Stay warm!

 

Peyton's Birthday Present

Peyton has wanted a sleeping bag for sometime and if you ever go to the store, they are expensive. So....I went online and found a tutorial on how to make one. In the process of making it and my husband helped me, there was probably a few choice words said. I worked on this at night after Peyton went to bed. Let's just say Peyton loves it and I'm glad I made it. The instructions that I found said to use fleece on the top and inside of the sleeping bag. Peyton is obsessed with Thomas the Train and the only fabric I could find was the fabric that wasn't fleece. I did put fleece inside. So, with that said, three broken needles and a broken machine...I had to turn to my wonderful neighbor to help me sew the bottom shut and one my sewing along the side. It probably wouldn't have been such a panic mode if Peyton's birthday wasn't the next day. So, without further due here it is.......

 

 

 

 

I tried to lay in it, but they kicked me out...lol

 

This is how I find him ever night.

 

You will find the tutorial here: Kid's Sleeping Bag Tutorial | The Ribbon Retreat Blog