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Fabric Wall Art Project

Fabric is an inexpensive way to dress up walls and also offers the ability to coordinate with a room's color scheme. This is an inexpensive way to create fabric wall art that also doubles as a bulletin board. The great thing is that the total cost is only about $15 - depending on the fabric and the size of the foam board that is selected. My daughter and I created this bulletin board for her office for about $15 DIY Fabric Wall Art/Bulletin Board - cost $15 Crate & Barrel Fabric Wall Art After we completed our fabric wall art project we saw this similar Crate & Barrel Fabric Art piece 16" x 32" regularly priced at $150 - but on sale at $75. How to make it... Purchase a 2' x 4' piece of foam board insulation (it is non-toxic) from your local home improvement store. One side has print and the other is plain white Purchase the fabric of your choice allowing 4 to 6" ex...

The 15 minute $50 Headboard

BEFORE THE 15 MINUTE $50 HEADBOARD As a birthday present to myself I am in the process of redoing our small master bedroom. I was getting tired of my old headboard, which I had made from a picket fence about 12 years ago, so I was looking for another inexpensive/crafty idea. While browsing through Lowe's looking for inspiration for something that I could purpose for a headboard I found this shelf from a closet system looked like it would work well - and at just under $50 it met my inexpensive criteria...plus it only requires a screwdriver and about 15 minutes. AFTER I am all in favor of sharing my crafty ideas so I am including these simple instructions. The only tools needed are a screw driver and a level or tape measure. HOW TO MAKE IT! These instructions are for a king size bed but if you have a smaller bed you can buy shorter shelves. They can be u...