I have a budding artist at my house. My little guy can crank out a good number of pictures in a day and they are totally precious and surprisingly good for a not yet five year old. When putting together my craft room, I knew I wanted a place to display his latest masterpiece but being that there is quite a bit of turnover it needed to be something easily switchable. A clipboard was the perfect solution.
This way he feels special that his art is important to show off, but I am not constantly fiddling with a frame of some sort.
CLIPBOARD ART FRAME
SUPPLIES:
Clipboard (thrifted 75 cents)
Wrapping paper
Scissors
Elmer’s tape runner
Xacto knife
Project Time: 15 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Cut a square of wrapping paper about two inches larger than your clipboard.
2. Line the edges of the clipboard with the tape runner.
3. Place the square of wrapping paper as close to the top as you can get it sliding it under the clamp as much as possible and secure on the tape.
4. Cut out some rectangles of paper to cover the top corners of the clipboard where the square of paper could not reach. Lay them on the board aligning the design. Secure with the tape runner.
5. Score the paper along the edge of the clamp with a fingernail to give you a line to trace with your Xacto. Trim the paper to the edge of the clamp and if possible tuck under the clamp slightly.
6. With the front secured, tape around the back edge of the clipboard. Fold the paper around the edge and secure. Fold corners like wrapping a present so they lay flat and look nice from the front.
I didn’t worry about covering the back of the clipboard because I was hanging it on a wall.
Add some art or a photo and hang. A clipboard frame would be great for a command center, bedroom, or playroom too!
I love the pattern and color it adds to my craft room gallery wall!
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Love the tutorial for the clipboard. I’ve been thinking about doing a couple of those so checking out lots of tutorials to see which way I want to do them 🙂 Question – where did you get the quote next to the clipboard – the one about walking away? Love it!
Not sure if this will be a duplicate or not – it seems like when I sign in with my google acct after I write the comment, it erases the comment for good 🙁
Anyway, just had a question – where did you get the quote next to the clipboard – the one about walking away – it’s a great quote – would be applicable for so many things! And love your tutorial too. Thanks for all the craft room tutorials – I’m forever working on mine 🙂
scrap sara I saw the quote on pinterest and then googled it to find a design I liked better. There is a nice sign here: http://www.sawdustcityllc.com/respect-yourself-enough-to-walk-away-from-anything-that/