BORDER DESIGN

VICTORIANO D. DONOSO III

Master Teacher II

District Art Education Coordinator

BORDER DESIGN

Border Design is used for making

borders of Bulletin Boards, Frames or

Poster. To do this you need to cut

several pieces and paste around the

edges of borders.

A STEP BY STEP GUIDE IN

PREPARING BULLETIN BORDERS

Materials:

1. Colored paper, cartolina or

flourescent paper.

2. Scissor.

3. Pencil

4. Paste

Step 1.

Select a border pattern. You can

choose among general geometrical

patterns, seasonal and holiday patterns.

Step 2.

Decide the color you wish to use for your

border.

Step 3.

Cut strips of construction paper 14 inches by

2 inches. Cut as many strips as necessary to

enclose your bulletin board.

Step 4.

A. Fold one strips as shown in the

diagram.

Fold here

B. Fold the strips in half again.

Fold here

Your folded strip should look like this.

Step 5 .

Cut the folded strips while holding it

in the center.

There are several methods of cutting out the pattern

on the folded strip.

Try the following and then choose the method that

work best for you.

A. Look at the pattern and then cut the strip freehand.

B. Look at the pattern draw the design on the strip

freehand and then cut

C. Lay-out the design on lightweight paper and cut this out.

Place the pattern on this folded strip and cut out the

areas of the strip that are not covered.

D. Trace the design on the lightweight paper. Use carbon

paper to transfer the design on the lightweight

cardboard. Cut the pattern on the cardboard.

Now place the

cardboard pattern on the

folded strip, and trace

around it with a pencil.

Cut along the lines you

have drawn.

Step 6 .

Open the folded strip, and cut as many more as youneed to complete your border.

Staple or pin the border strips around your bulletin.

Using the this six steps method, you

are now ready to make any of the border

design samples.

Once you are familiar with the

technique, you might even want to create

your own patterns.

Double borders can make very attractive bulletin

boards. You can place the borders one inside with the

other, or you can overlap them.

Keep on Cutting..

Thank You!!