Have you ever been embarrassed by forgetting a birthday in your family? Boy I have! Talk about having a red face and feeling about an inch high. Tee Hee
Keeping track of all the birthdays makes my brain crazy sometimes. I
believe I have found the perfect solution to that dilemma. I ran across
this really great idea at The Idea Door
the other day for keeping me on track with family birthdays. We have
17 great-grandchildren, 8 grandchildren, and 5 children; plus all the
cousins and nieces and nephews so this project is perfect for us.
It's a Birthday Board.....and here is how I made mine.
Materials Needed:
foam board
1/2 yard fabric
embellishments
ribbon
card stock (variety of colors)
Aleen's Clear Gel Tacky Glue
Tools Needed:
punches - in your desired shape
exacto knife
scissors
ruler
chalk pencil or chalk
I
started by cutting a 12"x 20" foam board. I then covered it with
fabric affixing it with the clear glue as shown in picture below.
I
decided to use hearts shapes for the months and birthdays because I am
all about love and family, and all things of the heart <3 . I used a
1-1/2" heart punch for the months and a 1/2" punch for the individual
birthdays below each month.
Then
I embellished each month with things that pertain to that particular
month, for example: I used a pumpkin and a black cat for October.
I used my Cricut Machine
to cut the title lettering for the board. I used 2" letters. Before
placing the letters, I made a chalk line so that my lettering would
be level across board. I titled my board Family Birthdays.
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After I cut all the letters and shapes I glued them to the board using the clear glue.
I used ribbon to glue the individual hearts with names and date on them .
I
used an exacto knife to cut a small slit below each month to attach the
ribbon using the clear glue, leaving about 3 inches or so extra pulled
through to the back. This will allow me to add birthdays if I need to, although they would not be in date order.
This is my finished Birthday Board. Even my husband loves it because now he can help remind me. Tee Hee!!
I hope you will enjoy making this project as much as I did. Happy crafting ladies!!
