Hello! My name is Laura and I go to school in the amazing city of Boston where I attend Emerson College. As much as I adore school and my suitemates it can get a little crazy and a little cluttered living with five other girls. I try to do everything that I can to stay organized which is why I chose this project. These clipboards are great for keeping the copious lists that I make front and center and they add a special something to an otherwise boring part of my wall.

 

Materials:

• Fabric

– Eiffel Tower Fabric

– Green Stripe Novelty Fabric

– Blue Denim

• Clipboards
• Scissors
• Something to mark your fabric
• Hot glue gun (and glue)

Step 1: Trace the outline of your clipboard leaving about a half an inch of extra room on the sides.

Step 2: Cut out your fabric again leaving about a half an inch on all sides (don’t worry, the amount does not have to be exact for the end result to look good).

Step 3: Clip the fabric to your clipboard. Make sure that your outline matches up with the edges of the board.

Step 4: Cut equal length slits down the sides of the clip so that there isn’t any bunching of excess fabric.

Step 5: Cut a third line from the ends of the first two incisions so they meet and create a rectangular hole for your clip to fit into.

Step 6: With the finished side of the fabric facing up, use your hot glue gun to glue down the corners of the fabric to the board

Step 7: Glue down the excess fabric to the back of the board. If you want to trim it, you can but that can get a little messy.

Step 8: Glue down the remaining corners that are sticking up so that the clipboard can lay flush to the wall.

Step 9: Hang your finished product!

I was pleasantly surprised with how easy the blue denim was to work with during this project and I’m really looking forward to using it again for future crafts. This is the first in a series of dorm decorating how-tos. If you like them be sure to share them with your favorite college students!