Fru Fru Clipboard Tutorial ~ Guest Post

My husband sometimes gets pretty cool perks from his job. I never get cool perks from his job… until Courtney Crawford started working with him. She’s super cool and so sweet.  A few weeks ago she had a barbeque at her house for all her coworkers and I got to tag along. A few things to know.. her house is gorgeous, she is the best hostess ever, her husband was a professional hunter and has a lot of “stuffed” animals, and she is always dressed to the nines. I dress to the 2’s myself, that’s as far as I get.

Her and her husband are a great couple and I really enjoyed my time there, especially the food. agh.. it was good. But that’s not the point of this. Courtney has a family blog that she hasn’t had time to update lately but she did post a really cute tutorial for a “Fru Fru Clipboard” that I wanted to share with you. I’m thinking about making one of these for each of the girls to use with their school work this coming year. They would love that!

So tonight’s post is from Courtney Crawford. Please welcome her to Clumsy Crafter!   Fru Fru Clipboard Tutorial I was making this clipboard for a friend and decided I’d take a few pictures to make it a how-to: What you’ll need: a clipboard (the kind with the clip pictured below), Mod-Podge, a sponge brush, 4 or more pieces of scrapbook paper, and small (decorative) ribbon {I like to use about 5 different colors that compliment the colors of papers I’m using – some wacky ribbons and some normal ribbons}, and scissors. First: tear the paper to fit on the board. Width-wise, you may need to trim it if you have the square paper. Height-wise, I like to tear it. The rough edges look “neater”. Round the corners with scissors to match the corners of the clipboard. You’ll also need to cut out the area where the clip is on the front section. In the back, I just glue the paper on top of the brads.

Second:pour a puddle of mod-podge on the clipboard. You can do either side first. It will take about 24 hours to dry. After you get the bottom layer glued down, just lay the next layer over it, and glue. Be sure not to use TOO much mod-podge or you will get bubbles.

Third: Let dry and do the same with the next side in 24 hours or so. Fourth: After both sides are dry, cut ribbons into 3 inch strips and tie into knots around the clip. I have to get creative on finding something laying around to hold the clip open. Just rotate your colors and tie away!

This is one that I did a little differently at one time, more of a scrap appeal:

  Thanks for sharing Courtney! I really love the scrappy one.  I’m going to make these to help get the girls excited about homeschool this year!