Do you have a son - or even a daughter - who loves to play sports? Do they have a sports shirt from the school basketball or football team? If so, you can make a unique memory board that allows the child to show off all his sports memorabilia while creating a really cool decoration for his or her bedroom. Its so easy to make, they can do it themselves, but its so much fun that youll want to get involved, too! Lay the shirt youll use on a piece of cardboard. Numbered shirts, and shirts with the last name spelled out, are perfect for this project. Draw around the shirt onto the cardboard. Cut it out and inert it into the shirt. Some glue can be applied, here and there, to hold the cardboard in place. Glue around the neckline and shoulders but not down the front of the shirt. Instead of cardboard you can also use a slab of Styrofoam or even a thick piece of cork.
Cut strips of double-sided tape to hang the shirt on the wall. Hang it straight or tilt it slightly to create attention. Now you can decorate it with any number of sports-theme items you already have. Have you won any ribbons or medals playing sports? Use thumb tacks to hang the ribbons on the shirt. You dont have to hang them straight up and down; use a tack to hold the ribbon itself, then double-sided tape to attach the metal end. This technique allows you to place the medals at various angles.
Create sports-theme tacks by gluing tiny miniatures onto the tacks. Tacks which have plastic, flat heads make it easy to hot glue mini sports-theme erasers or other miniatures onto the tacks. Craft stores have a wide selection of sports themes in miniatures that will help you make the special tacks. Tack photos of you with the team up on the shirt board. Pictures of you by yourself, holding a ball, will look great, too. Other pictures you can attach include pictures of the game cut out of the local paper, your favorite sports professional, your teams cheerleaders or even a picture of your teams mascot. Looking through sports magazines can help you find even more pictures you can use. Pictures arent the only thing you can attach to the board. Appliques featuring sports equipment, sports-theme stickers, sports-theme bracelet charms, ball-shaped beads or buttons, shapes cut from sports cloth, and similar items can all be used to make the unique keepsake board. Stick the items to the front of the shirt and attach them to the sleeves as well. There are other methods you can use to attach the various items to the shirt. If you dont have tacks you can use double-sided tape or even hot glue. Other choices include mini clothes pins or mini clips.You dont have to limit the memory board to just a sports shirt. Use baseball or football pants to make a second board. Even basketball shorts can be turned into a unique keepsake board. Attach things randomly to the shirt or create a particular pattern. For example, hang all your metals along the hem of the shirt and allow them to hang long. Above them, create a row of photos, then above them, attach other memorabilia. The final design of the finished board is up to you. You dont necessarily have to create the board with a sports theme. Boys and girls that dont play sports can hang a chosen t-shirt on the wall, with cardboard inside, then hang pictures, ribbons, collectibles and more. Make a cute board for a babys room by placing a piece of cardboard inside a sleeper. There are many different designs you can create depending upon the garment you choose. Its fun and easy to make the sports shirt keepsake board and theyre suitable for girls or boys. It costs little or nothing to make the board since your child already has the shirt and the memorabilia. Its a fun project that will give any bored child something to do on a rainy day.
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