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Memory Board

Materials Required:

   Pinex board (also known as Softboard or Flameguard)

o               Fabric (big enough to cover board)

o               9mm wide elastic

o               PVA glue

o               Staple gun

o               String

 

Instructions:

 

1.       Lay piece of fabric face down on table and place pinex board in the middle of the fabric (white side of board up)

2.       Apply PVA to the edge of the back of the board (white side) and glue the edges of the fabric down (pulling the fabric tight).

3.       Using the template provided mark around the edges of the back of the board at 10cm intervals

4.       Attach short lengths of elastic to the back of the board using a staple gun on the marks you have just made.

5.       Attach one end of the long lengths of elastic to the back of the board and weave it through the short lengths (over/under) on the front then attach the other ends to the back of the board.

6.       Attach piece of string (to hang memory board) to the back of the board 10cm from top.  Use staple gun to attach and knot string. 

 

Costs:

item

no.

cost

total

Poplin (some donated by Jenny)

1

$11.96

$11.96

Boards

2

$27.86

$55.72

Elastic (100mts)

1

$24.05

$24.05

String

1

$6.69

$6.69

Sandwich bags

2

$1.20

$2.40

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

 

 

$100.82

 

Approx.cost per mum = $2.88 (for 35 mums)

 

Other:

 

 

How it went:

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