Ribbon Memo Board

Memo boards serve as backdrops for the reminders in our lives, but they don’t have to look dreary and boring!  You can buy or make a great ribbon memo board so that your notes, photos, appointment cards, and similar items are at your fingertips.

One of the great things about a ribbon memo board is that you can stylize it to fit any taste or theme.  You can put them in all types of rooms, from the bedroom to the kitchen to the living room.  They’re a necessity in your office at home or at work.

Using a board with ribbons crisscrossed over it makes it especially handy.  You don’t have to look for tacks or pushpins; you just insert the corner of whatever you’re displaying into the ribbon.

You’ll find a wide variety of attractive styles on the internet and in craft stores.  Many people choose a neutral colored board decorated with floral or brightly printed ribbons.  Sometimes the board itself is the surface that’s patterned with whatever pleases you, and the ribbon is neutral and unobtrusive.

There are three basic, interchangeable features of a ribbon memo board. You have the background of the board itself.  You have the ribbon.  And you have the pins that hold the ribbon in place at the criss crosses.

For the memo board itself, you can begin with an old bulletin board, a piece of cork, or even corrugated cardboard.  Or you can work using a basic drywall type.  You can cover the surface you’ve chosen or not, depending on your taste.  Many people like to take a piece of low loft batting that’s as big as the board plus an extra two inches all the way around.  If you use batting, you’ll need to cover that with fabric of some type.

Some people prefer to buy a plain memo board and then add the ribbons.  The ribbon itself yields endless possibilities.  You can choose any type-satin, grosgrain, sheer.  You can select ribbons in solid colors that match your rooms.  Or you can pick from sprightly plaids or floral patterns.  You’ll find them printed with doggy faces, teddy bears, or just about anything else.

How about using velvet or lace ribbon?  Some people like sequined ribbon. There are also stone-crusted ribbons or ribbons with pearlized edges.

If your setting is more utilitarian, choose a plain polyester cord.  Maybe a neutral artificial sinew-a product that looks like strips of leather-would suit your design.

Many people choose specialized ribbon.  There are a wide variety of preprinted ribbons-patriotic, holiday, or celebratory styles.  You can also custom-order ribbons.  Have you thought about ordering a spool of ribbon printed with your favorite football team’s name?  The ribbon can be one of the team colors, with the printing done in the other team color.  You can put your company logo onto ribbon.  One of these custom-printed spools provides enough ribbon to make several boards, depending on the spool size, so you can make several and give them as gifts.

Besides the traditional crisscrossed ribbon bulletin boards, you can also use ribbon simply to divide a board into sections:  one section for photos, one for business cards, maybe one for reminders.

The choice is yours-today’s available products will turn any board into a stylish product that says who you are.  And it’s a craft that other people in your family will enjoy.

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