Rework a plain clipboard with cloth, paint, and Mod Podge! A enjoyable and simple craft to personalize your workplace or college provides. Makes an excellent reward too, particularly for academics.
Abilities Required: Newbie. I like to recommend doing a check with a scrap piece of wooden and cloth when you’ve got by no means Mod Podged earlier than, so you’ll be able to be sure to don’t get wrinkles. In any other case, you’ll be excellent to go! This is comparatively easy.
Let’s be trustworthy – you could possibly have a plain, brown clipboard, or you could possibly have one thing means cooler. Primary brown simply doesn’t do it for me, so I made a decision to offer a model new clipboard a Mod Podge makeover!
And whereas I used to be crafting, I had a particular individual in thoughts: my mother, who spent years as a fifth-grade instructor. She is perhaps retired now, however she nonetheless appreciates cute college provides.
Wouldn’t this make an superior reward for a instructor? Whether or not for a classroom, dwelling workplace, or simply somebody who loves a bit further aptitude of their workspace, a personalised clipboard is each sensible and enjoyable.
Plus, it’s extremely simple to make! All you want is a few Mod Podge, cloth (scrapbook paper works too), and some easy provides to create one thing distinctive.
This venture is ideal for rookies – so in the event you’re new to Mod Podge, it is a excellent place to begin.
The very best half? You’ll be able to utterly customise it with any design, colours, or patterns you’re keen on. Need one thing smooth and trendy? Go for it. Favor vivid and daring? Make it pop! The probabilities are infinite.
Whether or not you’re making one for your self, a instructor, or a pal who loves group, this DIY clipboard goes to be successful. Able to ditch the boring brown and improve your workplace provides? Let’s do that!
Get the printable the best way to beneath:
Enhance a Clipboard
Learn to beautify a clipboard with cloth and decoupage medium, an simple craft good for gifting.
Prep Time20 minutes minutes
Lively Time1 hour hr 30 minutes minutes
Dry Time2 hours hrs
Whole Time3 hours hrs 50 minutes minutes
Yield: 1 clipboard
Price: $5
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Lay the clipboard on the again of your cloth. Hint round and loosely lower the fabric utilizing your scissors. Put aside.
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Use painter’s tape across the clip to guard the again from being spray painted and sticking to the clip. If it has a plastic protecting, go away it to guard the clipboard again.
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Use a number of gentle coats of spray paint on the clip till it’s totally coated (on the highest in addition to inside), ensuring to let it dry in between. Let dry utterly when performed.
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Working in sections, Mod Podge your materials onto the clipboard. In case your clipboard is MDF, apply a layer of Mod Podge on the fabric earlier than adhering it down, after which apply one other layer of Mod Podge on prime of the fabric to strengthen the adhesion. Let every part dry earlier than transferring on to the subsequent.
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Whenever you get to the highest part, lower a slit on the highest a part of the fabric to suit across the clip. Lower any extra cloth that will overlap the clip backing, earlier than Mod Podging it down.
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Apply one other layer of Mod Podge on prime of the fabric as a remaining coat.
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Trim the surplus materials across the clipboard and use Mod Podge to safe the perimeters. Let it dry.
Optionally available remaining step: Use clear or iridescent acrylic spray to guard the floor additional.
Did you take pleasure in adorning a clipboard? Then you definately’re most likely going to like these different do-it-yourself reward concepts:
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