HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN DIY FELT LETTER BOARD

Today we have an awesome gift idea (and, of course, make one for yourself, too!) — a DIY felt letter board! Make one in any size and color you like!

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How to Make Your Own DIY Felt Letter Board

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What you’ll need for DIY Felt Letter Board:

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Cut your dowels to size, if necessary. The inside of my frame measured 16″ across, and the dowels I got at Home Depot were 48″ long, so I cut them into three using my mitre saw.

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Step 2: Fabric

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Crank the tunes, fire up that hot glue gun, and start wrapping dowels! I found the technique that worked best for me was:

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Step 4: Install into Frame

Swipe Up

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DIH WORKSHOP AND GIVEAWAY

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HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN DIY FELT LETTER BOARD

Today we have an awesome gift idea (and, of course, make one for yourself, too!) — a DIY felt letter board! Make one in any size and color you like!