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We got new furniture here at the office. Nice stuff! All the new filing cabinets came on these frames made out of scrap wood to keep them from getting beat up in shipping. They were going to get thrown away. I rescued them, and made some AWESOME gifts for my coworkers. Each one was unique, and each one matches that person’s office. Here’s how I did it…
Supplies:
- wood frame made of scrap wood (they would be easy to make, the ones I used were about 18″ by 25″)
- Styrofoam Insulation
- Sharpie
- Glue-all
- Books
- Thin batting
- About 3/4 yard of fabric (depending on how large your frame is). I looked online for clearance fabric and only paid a MAX of $2 a yard.
- Staple Gun
- Hammer
- Utility Knife
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- 1. Trace the frame on the stryrofoam insulation and cut out.
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- 2. Use plenty of glue on the frame.
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- 3. Glue the styrofoam to the frame, solid colored side up. Use another frame or some heavy books to weigh it down flat while the glue dries.
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- 4. Cut batting a bit larger than the frame. Gently pull batting up and over the edges and staple into place.
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- 5. Cut the fabric a few inches larger than the frame.
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- 6. Gently pull the fabric up and over the sides and staple into place.
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- Pretty pin board!
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- Use fun fabrics to make each one unique!
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- Hang it on the wall.
They are all awesome thank you so much Josie I know I love mine and so do alot of the others that recieved one of your rescued pin board creations.Now we just need to get them hung up LOL