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How To Make A Fabric Pin Board With Denim

20th May 2020 by Claire Armstrong 22 Comments

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How to make a fabric pin board out of denim scraps: Pin boards are so handy, somewhere to store concert tickets, shopping list reminders and appointment cards.

Basically pin boards are a great place to keep something safe like a ticket, while still having it on show so you don’t forget about it!

They are also a lovely place to show a favourite holiday snap or your child’s cute art work.

I like my bulletin boards to be fun rather than just a plain corkboard, so I tend to make my own. In the past, I’ve made my travel-loving son a map magnetic notice board.

For my youngest son, his pin board had a fun old toys frame and is used to display his sports medals.

How to make denim fabric DIY pin borad

Using Upcycled Denim To Make A Fabric Bulletin Board

With this fabric pin board I used my favourite fabric to upcycle which is old jeans. The patchwork look of this bulletin board was a cool way to show off the different shades of indigo that jeans come in.

I know that denim can be a difficult fabric to sew with, but don’t worry this was a no-sew jeans project. Fabrics other than denim could be used with this DIY.

There are two unique features with this DIY fabric pin board which makes it a bit cooler than your standard fabric notice board.

Firstly, the use of a couple of jeans pockets adds another dimension to the board. The pockets can be used to store things like glasses, membership cards and pens.

Secondly, as well as looking good, the hexagon denim patchwork the shape of the fabric bulletin board can easily be rearranged. The board is actually a collection of 8 mini hexagon pin boards combined together into one big pin board.

I think this DIY would work just as well with printed fabrics such as those of my favourite, Marimekko. However, the printed fabric may look good but you would miss out on the fun unique pockets element of this upcycle. So perhaps a mixture of denim and printed fabrics would be a good compromise.

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What You Need

  • A variety of denim scraps from old jeans including a couple of pockets. A combination of indigo denim in a range of shades, from light to dark works really well with this fabric bulletin board.
Denim scraps
  • Eight plywood hexagons – These were 15-17 cm (6″-7″) in size and 3mm thick. They can be bought from Amazon, eBay, or good craft stores.
large wooden hexagons
  • Foam board at least 3mm thick. Enough foam board to cover the eight hexagons.
  • Craft glue
  • Staple gun
  • Velcro hanging strips
  • Wooden thumb tacks
  • Rotary cutter and mat

How To Make A Hexagon Fabric Pin Board

1.. First, place one of the hexagons on the foam board and draw around it. Then using a rotary cutter and mat, cut out the foam hexagon.

Then glue the foam hexagon on top of the wood hexagon. Repeat with all eight hexagons. This will make it easier to use push pins with the finished notice board.

cutting the foam hexagons

2. Next, place the hexagons onto the denim and draw around them. This time allow for a margin of approximately 2cm all around. Then using a metal ruler and rotary cutter cut out the denim hexagon.

You will need eight denim hexagons in total. For a couple of the denim hexagons cut around a jeans pocket. I used both front and back jeans pockets with this project.

cutting denim hexagons
cutting out denim hexagons
Denim hexagons for DIY fabric pin board

3. Next, use a staple gun to attach the denim pieces to the hexagon. Lay the hexagon foam side down onto a denim hexagon. Then, staple the denim overlap to the wood.

Start by stapling opposite sides of the hexagon. When all the sides are stapled, then fold the denim corners in on themselves before stapling to the wood.

stapling denim to wooden hexagon
stapling hexagons
Denim hexagons

4. Finally, all that is left to do is to play around with the pattern and arrangement of the DIY fabric pin board. Once you are happy with design use the Velcro hanging strip to mount them onto the wall.

Denim covered hexagons for a DIY fabric bulletin board
using Velcro mounting strips

The good thing about the Velcro hanging strips it is easy to play around with the arrangement of the fabric pin board. You can also add more hexagons if you want a larger notice board.

DIY fabric pin board
DIY fabric pin board
Denim fabric pin board

What I love most about this denim fabric pin board are the hexagon shapes. You can use other fabrics instead of denim to mix it up a bit. Just like I did with my denim patchwork chairs, where I snuck in the odd coloured fabric hexagon.

how to make a denim fabric bulletin board

If you liked this denim pin board then you should check out some of my other upcycled denim storage ideas, including the very popular denim pocket organizer.

I think the fabric pin board would look great in a den or teen bedroom you could even make an upcycled blue jean rug to match or some denim pillows.

You could even go the whole hog and cover the desk chair in denim to complete the look.

There is a personalized map version of this cork board here that uses hexagonal cork tiles.

For more denim wall decor ideas visit DIYIdeaCenter.com.

Filed Under: Crafts, Denim Tagged With: bulletin board, denim, denim pin board, fabric bulletin board, fabric notice board, fabric pin board, jeans, jeans pockets, no-sew denim, pin board

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Comments

  1. Sage

    3rd January 2021 at 4:07 am

    LOVE this!! I have made many things from denim from garage sales. Dog toys, plastic bag holders, braided friendship bracelets, as well as lining wooden boxes for holding treasures(jewelery or marbles…). Thank You for sharing the pics and instructions! 🙂

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      3rd January 2021 at 9:45 pm

      Thank you, I love to upcycle with denim. You should check out this post for a full alphabet of denim ideas.

      Reply
  2. Ann

    30th May 2020 at 11:41 pm

    This is a wonderful way to upcycle old jeans. Thank you for sharing at Party In Your PJ’s, you are being featured on my blog Tuesday evening.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      31st May 2020 at 10:44 am

      Thank you so much, and thanks for hosting.

      Reply
  3. Julie

    30th May 2020 at 7:16 pm

    I love the way you’ve used the pockets. Fabulous!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      30th May 2020 at 9:54 pm

      Thank you, Julie, they are handy.

      Reply
  4. Eli R.

    27th May 2020 at 11:11 am

    Que bella idea!!!!!
    Besos

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      27th May 2020 at 6:35 pm

      Thank you

      Reply
  5. Dalila

    27th May 2020 at 10:14 am

    Upcycling is always great! And your work is super! Thanks for your tutorial and this nice idea.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      27th May 2020 at 6:35 pm

      Thank you, upcycling denim is my favourite craft.

      Reply
  6. Michelle

    25th May 2020 at 2:06 pm

    This is such a neat idea! What a great way to upcycle old jeans!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      25th May 2020 at 3:34 pm

      Thank you so much, it was fun to make too.

      Reply
  7. Michelle Leslie

    25th May 2020 at 1:38 pm

    Sooooooo cool and doubly functional with the pockets. I seriously love your denim crafts, Claire. They’re always so unique and inspiring

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      25th May 2020 at 3:35 pm

      Thank you. That’s just as well because there is a lot of them and a lot more to come it’s my favourite thing to upcycle.

      Reply
  8. Lora Bloomquist

    23rd May 2020 at 12:17 pm

    Absolutely love this, Claire! Especially the pocket ones; so useful. The variety of different-colored jeans make it even more interesting! Pinned! I may try with vintage floursack fabrics;)

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      24th May 2020 at 5:41 am

      Thank you, I love the idea of vintage flour sack fabrics. I bet that would look lovely.

      Reply
  9. Allyson

    22nd May 2020 at 3:16 pm

    More awesome denim inspiration from you! Love how this turned out ~ such a creative and unique idea!

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      23rd May 2020 at 5:10 am

      Thank you, I think it is as fun as a pin board can get.

      Reply
  10. Christine

    22nd May 2020 at 8:46 am

    This is so innovative and actually not too hard to make. The foamboard onto the plywood is a great idea. Thanks for sharing this. Teenagers would love this too.

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      22nd May 2020 at 10:27 am

      Thank you so much, yes the foam makes it really easy to pin. The pockets are fun too.

      Reply
  11. Marie

    21st May 2020 at 9:08 pm

    Really cool pin board idea! Perfect for boho decor or teenage rooms. Pinned 🙂

    Reply
    • Claire Armstrong

      22nd May 2020 at 10:28 am

      Thank you, Marie. Good for denim lovers too like me.

      Reply

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