Ribbon Memo Board

Hello Ribbon Retreat readers. This is Carolyn from homework and I’m visiting for the first time here at The Ribbon Retreat. I’m thrilled to be participating in this fun Oh Boy! series. I have a teen boy and although you usually don’t associate ribbon with a teen boy, I have a fun project to share with you today.

Teens accumulate a lot of “stuff”. My son saves pretty much everything – ticket stubs, notes, souvenirs from fun events and more. Since these things are important to him, I wanted to make a fun and decorative board so he could save and display some of his mementos.
 
To make a ribbon memo board, you need to start with a piece of wood or sturdy board. I used a frame I had on hand that had a nice canvas mat board already in place. I popped out the mat board and got to work on my memo board.

1. Start by cutting your ribbon (Ribbon A) the width of the board plus enough to wrap under the board and staple. Cut the coordinating ribbon (Ribbon B) the height of the board, again leaving enough to staple.
2. Line up Ribbon A and staple one side of the ribbon to the back of the board.
3. You’ll want to leave the other side unstapled so that it’s easier to weave in your coordinating ribbon.
4. Weave in Ribbon B stapling both sides to the back of the board as you finish each piece. Once you have finished weaving in Ribbon B, staple the final side of Ribbon A to the back of the board.

You don’t have to use a frame but I had this one and it gives the memo board a nice finished look.

Add your bits and pieces to the memo board tucking things here and there. You can also use pins or clips to stick things to the board.

Sunglasses hang easily in the open weave.

This teen memo board passed inspection and my son loves it. I’m sure my son will be adding more and more things to his new memo board.

To make this teen memo board I used Preppy Stripes Ribbon in Sand N Sea and Solid Grosgrain Ribbon in Oatmeal.

Welcome Carolyn and Thank You! What a great idea for displaying all of their ever important items…and memories. I love your choice of ribbon and how inventive your Ribbon Memo Board is. I also LOVE that you created this for your teenage son…who LOVED it! The best thing about this memo board is that with a little change up in ribbon, this great project will transform to a perfect memorabilia display for a teenage daughter, little girlee, or for yourself.

Thank you again and FABulous job Carolyn! You are incredibly talented, and we are so happy you shared your talent with us today! Don’t forget to stop on by homework to say hello to Carolyn and to see all of her other wonderful projects! You’ll be glad you did.

Do you love ribbon? I love ribbon and what an excellent project to display your most favorite ribbon designs. Come on over to The Ribbon Retreat to check out our latest and greatest ribbon. We have our designed and colored ribbon that is exclusive to The Ribbon Retreat along with Holiday, dotted, striped, glittered, ruffled, and much MUCH more. Come and see what ribbon you would use to create this marvelous memo board or on your next ribbon project!

Happy Creating!