patchwork clipboard

OK...at this point, we should all just forget about what I may or may not have said about not showing any more clipboards.  I really did mean it at the time but didn't know that I still had some new ideas to share.  But I found one....

...a patchwork clipboard.  I could seriously line the walls of my house in these things.  And they are very, very easy to make because there's no need to work around the clipboard hardware (other than a small piece at the top). I have a big pile of scraps of my favorite papers in different sizes so the scattered patchwork is easy to do.   Use a small piece to fit around the top of the clip (I press the paper around the clip with my fingers and then cut the lines I made with scissors).   Then just have fun with the rest...the mix of colors is the best part.   

In my first post about covering a clipboard with paper, I talked about using a sanding sponge to distress the edges of the paper.  I had lots of questions about what a sanding sponge was and where to find them  so I have added the craft sanding blocks that I like to use to my etsy shop (in the kits & supplies section).  

I was making these for a craft show so I added sewing pattern images on the top but I think they are prettier as just plain patchwork.   These are legal size but the idea works on any size clipboard.   

Just one more thing...I always have so much fun putting together swap kits that I decided to put some kits together for my etsy shop.  I had some pretty tin boxes just waiting to be used and I have been busy this week putting together a few pretty kits with all of my favorite supplies.  I will be back Monday with the details but will leave you with a peek...

...and, now that I've finished this post,  I have a question.  Is it just me or has anyone else using typepad noticed that their photos inserted into a post look a little fuzzy?   The exact same pics look fine in photoshop and flickr.  I'm back again...it was not my imagination.  If I double-click on the image in my post, change the size to large, and then back to custom, the image sharpens to what it should look like.  So it seems that you have to re-edit your pics...not sure what's going on there but if you are bothered by fuzzy pics you might want to try it. 

Comments

[amy]

very cute! and i bet the kits are going to be great!

[Gail]

i enjoy all your clipboards- keep them coming! and these are great! I love anything 'patchwork'!

gail

[Laura]

Your artwork makes my heart sing!!!! I was a bit crabby today; but after seeing this post how could I be??

[Laura]

Your artwork makes my heart sing!!!! I was a bit crabby today; but after seeing this post how could I be??

[teresa atkinson]

love these. my hubby does heating and air so he had a roll of mesh sandcloth in his tool box as well as some steel wool. I have been using those to smooth my edges on the journals I've been making. Works great.

[Colleen]

Love the clip boards! Keep them coming :)

I just realized I said almost exactly what Gail said above... great minds think alike. I love patchwork too.

[barbara]

The patchwork is great - and I think I like the plain patchwork better, too, but I do like both kinds. You have a great eye for what colors work together.

[charlotte]

yes, fuzzy here too! I thought I was going nuts...looked fine in the editing but the post preview looked terrible. Now it seems to be okay again. Love the clipboards.

[Heidi Woodruff]

Nice clipboards! And your kits are fabulous! I don't know how you have the patience to cut all those pattern fronts out so perfectly!!!! Maybe I drink too much coffee....

*Heidi*

[Julie]

Your clipboards are cute. And no, it's not just you. I've read the same observation on other typepad blogs about pictures blurring unless you enlarge it by double clicking.