I was called upon from my church for a very special project. They desired to have a bulletin board of some type and asked if I’d be up to giving it a go. Would I!
My premise with these kinds of projects is, use what you have. So here’s what I came up doing just that. Feel free to put your own spin on it to create something similar!
This 5′ tall x 30″wide bulletin board was designed to be stationed in an area where you’d stand to write notes before using the board. The shelf was the perfect addition. And here’s how I did it:
You’ll need: (list contains Amazon affiliate links)
fibre board
burlap (I use coffee bean sacks or cheap sand bags but here’s a cheap potato bag that could work!)
planks
twine
cordless drill and drill bits and screws
saw (I use a miter saw
1. Decide on your board size by laying down planks on or around a large sheet of fibre board.
2. Cover fibre board with burlap, then staple from behind.
3. Attach fibre board directly to wall.
4. Mount boards directly onto wall around the board.
(Paint boards first if desired, I painted them in black chalkboard paint)
5. Add twine embellishments by zig zag positioning, knotting the ends, then attaching with screws.
6. Use clothes pins to clip notes, or pins to attach notes to board.
These are $2 sandbags from the hardware store. I only needed one. I cut one apart for single thickness and hot glued the two sections to the board from behind.
Want a shelf? No prob! Find a board that will reach your framework. I didn’t even cut this random board to size. Sand and go.
Hoarders unite once again.
Jute was cut and knotted, then screwed into place through the knots.
These galvanized containers were from Ikea but I could totally see tin cans or mason jars being equally adorable.
Kinda cute, isn’t it?
The frame was designed to advertise the reason for the board. Here it is in the church before it got filled up with its intent.
It was a VERY simple project that I personally didn’t have a home for. I’m so glad I had the opportunity to invent it for another that did!
Like weird boards? Here’s a mattress spring bulletin board I made a few years back.
I rather wanna make more. 🙂
Wow! I never thought I’d see anything pink on your blog! haha Great job, as always!
Never a dull moment around here.. haha It’s truly a gorgeous card from a dear blogging friend. I cherish it!
I love chalkboards, burlap and twine and your combination of the three…simply perfect. I would never have thought to paint the frame with chalkboard paint. Your design is original and beautiful, as always. Lesa
Your creations certainly fascinates me.
I like this chalkboard! It is nice idea for child’s room also!!! Great project…!
What a great idea for posting prayer requests! Love the textures. The mattress springs one is really neat, too.
Wonderful, Thank you for sharing. I’ve been dwelling on a bulletin board for a while, and it couldn’t be affixed to the wall. If I make something this size and shape It can just sit on the floor!
Really cool, Donna! And is that a close up shot of your phone number? Don’t be surprised if you start getting a lot of calls today! LOL!
🙂 Linda
Doh!!! Fixed, thanks! 🙂
Kinda cute??? It’s awesome Donna! I love it and it’s no wonder your church wanted your help!
Susan
This is a fantastic idea for the church! It’s perfect having the shelf to write the prayers on, and the tins for holding the pens. It could work for any business, imagine in a school? Or the front office/lobby at the vets? I love it! I really have to pin this, oh the possibilities…
Debbie 🙂
You did it again! Cute cute….painting the frame with chalkboard paint was just the smartest! I’m so building one of these! I’m off to locate sand bags! The city used to hand them out for free. I’ll start there!
You did it again! Cute cute….painting the frame with chalkboard paint was just the smartest! I’m so building one of these! I’m off to locate sand bags! The city used to hand them out for free. I’ll start there!
Donna,
Another super project! Love it!
Smiles, Alice
Kinda??? No…a WHOLE LOTTA cute! And I adore those little hanging pots for the pencils, clothespins and paper…I love convenience and like to have the nessessities close at hand!
And once again, those pics are stunning w/ detail!
This is adorable, creative, clever and it’s no wonder the church asked for your contribution of talents.I also love the painters drop cloth, hanging from the hanger! Smart woman, you are!
It’s adorable and serves many purposes…perfect. I bet they love it. Really clever! And to top it off, you used all our favorite materials!
adore it! So creative and clever!
Heather
Love it! So creative and gorgeous!
Leslie
House on the Way
Love it!!!
that is really great; love it! someone gifted me with a roll of burlap and this looks like a good project.
Oh Donna, I love it. What a great idea to have a prayer request/note area in your church. I love your mattress one as well! Great job!
I LOVE this board and wish I had more room for something large like this . . . I love the mattress spring one as well . . . and of course it’s all the little touches you’ve added that make it fabulous. 🙂
I love it – I need one in my entryway 🙂 It’s a very nice addition for the church, you do have the cutest ideas!
BTW A video did play under ‘RIVIT’ . I have a screen capture if you need it, let me know how best to send it to you.
Thanks for a wonderful blog – I rarely comment, but I visit a lot 🙂
Patty
As soon as I read the post title, I knew I was going to love it! You have done it again! Just wonderful!
Thanks for the inspiration,
Suzanne
What a cool bulletin board, Donna! I love all the detailed shots you shared…great pics!
I always hit my mute button while reading your blog, but never thought to look to see who was talking…haha…it was from the Technorati square…nothing could stop me from viewing your awesome creations…this one is amazing as usual. I decided what makes it so adorable is the personal touches you strategically place….I am pinning this and hope to enlist my husbands help!
Thank you for not giving up on me! I’ll get a handle on this ad stuff yet! 🙂 And thanks for the kudos!!
Oh Donna I LOVE these both!So easy to do and they look so cool!I need more power tools!
xx
Anne
I would say you are creative, but all of us that follow you already know! Another great idea and use of materials! http://junkparlor.blogspot.com
Super duper cool board. One of my favorite things to make. Nice job!
You never disappoint! I have been trying to decide to chalkboard paint an entire wall in my kitchen and hang an old frame with burlap on top and then have a shelf hanging below… this does the work of all three, but soooooo much easier! So glad I hadn’t started it yet! Thanks for the inspiration hon!
Hugs,
Pendra
Love both of your boards and YES a video did play…RIVIT
It’s way cute and what a great gift to give your church. Your are blessed with a talent to create amazing things. Love your blog.
BTW a video starting playing when I clicked on your blog. Rivit is the title and a lady is doing a tutorial on quilt making. Sorry but I didn’t get a screen shot.
Very cute, creative, and how wonderfully cheap! I love to make things that cost as little as possible.
Wow! Just amazing. I love both boards and all the vignettes and little touches on each!
Karen
Wow, now if I only had a place to put them both. You are just so inspirational. Guess I might move furniture to create a wall that needs these. Thanks for sharing. Blessings, Emilou
This is so cute. I love all the little details you added. I firmly believe in using what you have on hand, and I hate going to buy things for projects. I cannibalize and strip down everything on hand before I will buy parts for a new project. I hope I can get one or two of these done before my next big sale. Really, these will be a hit. I bet your church was over the top happy with what you came up with. So much better than a sterile, blah bulletin board.
I am so pinning this one! Love it.
AWESOME!! I love it Donna!! So cool that you were able to do that for your church…using your gifts for His glory 🙂
Donna you have a great eye! I love this. Pinning!
I love it when a project is free or nearly free! Hoarders unite indeed 😉 I love the idea of a shelf in the middle and the chalkboard frame. Beautiful!
hugs,
Deborah
I love this Donna, others will truly be blessed by your work! Have a great weekend.
Tami @ Curb Alert!
Ooooh I knew my hoarding would pay off! This is fabulous 🙂
xo, Tanya
twelveOeight
You go girl! What an AMAZING project! But even more….those photographs are off-the-charts!!!!!
You are such a rock star!
karianne
Wow oh wow…. you amaze me yet again, Donna! I am sharing this on my fb page and pinning. WOW! $2.00??
That looks so great, Donna! I love the way you just screwed the twine right on … it gives it a really great industrial look.
Hoarders unite!! Some day I’ll start my own blog called Just Another Project…
In the meantime, you just gave me a wonderful idea! We have an old trailer with a hollow core door. It needs – a lot, insulation being one thing. I could glue styrofoam sheets and screw or glue the bulletin board frame to the door. I’m on a roll! Thanks for the inspiration! Maybe I’ll use an old crib bed springs in the project, as well. Who knows! But I love your ideas!
I just found this and would love this bulletin board But I’m not sure how to hold the bulletin part in the frame….It looks like the burlap part is set INTO the frame. How did you anchor the bulletin board part in the frame? It doesn’t look like you have a grove to hold the bulletin part in place. Then it looks like you nail into something, do you nail into the wooden frame at an angle? Would love to make this.
Hi Cheryl!
I mounted the bulletin board to the wall first. I just screwed into it in random places. Then I mounted the boards right through the wood into the wall, also in random places. No fancy angles at all. Basically, I just tucked everything together tight like directly onto the wall. 🙂 Hope that helps!
I love everything you do…your creativity runs circles around all of us…in this bog I >love< the curtains on the hanger at the end….so genius…and saves a day of sewing casements!:))And the rustic hearts you just posted have me wanting to get started making some!
is the chalkboard outline just a frame? or did you make it out of something? i think it is so cool for a board im working on at work.
Hi Melissa, I’m not sure I understand your question. The frame is made out of planks, shown in the post.