What To Do With Your Old Race Bibs
As a runner I proudly display my medals, but my race bibs were just getting stacked on a shelf. I started to brainstorm a fun craft project that I could to do with race bibs that would help display them. ATTENTION CRAFTY RUNNERS, this one is especially for you:
I found these big letters at a craft store and figured I would Mod Podge some of my race bibs on them. You can also get wood letters on Amazon. See link below.
After arranging the bibs in a way that made me happy I Mod Podged them on.
To stick the sides down I used a hot glue gun.
I am very happy with the way they turned out.
I had fun doing this race bib craft project and it was relatively easy. This is a really fun way to display some of my favorite bibs.
Here are the supplies you need:
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angie | 29th Jul 14
cute! love the idea
Half Crazy Mama | 29th Jul 14
Thank you 🙂
Erin Downey | 23rd Feb 16
I did these for my sister and she LOVES them! Would love to share the picture with you if possible! Thanks for the idea!
Half Crazy Mama | 23rd Feb 16
Yay!!! So glad!!! I would love to see. Can you post it on my Facebook page http://facebook.com/halfcrazymama? 🙂
melley | 10th Mar 15
Did you trace and then cut to fit on the letters or did they go all the way around the letters?
Half Crazy Mama | 10th Mar 15
I wrapped the bibs around where needed and used a glue gun for the sides and back.
Rose | 29th Jul 14
Love. Love the idea! I am also starting to stuck up in bibs. I thought making a quilt but quite didnt look that good.
Half Crazy Mama | 29th Jul 14
I’ve seen a quilt out of race shirts that was cute. I like the quilt idea of some sort 🙂
krissy m. murphy | 29th Jul 14
This is so cute!! I may have to do something like this when I have a dedicated space to display my bibs!!
Half Crazy Mama | 29th Jul 14
I agree. I’m sure you have a ton of them too Krissy 🙂
Jessie | 29th Jul 14
So fun! I’ve been wanting to do this with mine too, but I’m not crafty so I have to wait for the hubs to do it for me! LOL
Half Crazy Mama | 29th Jul 14
Lol! I hope he likes crafting 🙂
Smitha @RunningwithSDMom | 29th Jul 14
This is the BEST thing I have seen all day! What an awesome idea!
Half Crazy Mama | 29th Jul 14
Awww thank you 🙂
Cynthia @ You Signed Up For WHAT?! | 29th Jul 14
What a great idea! I don’t spend too much time doing projects, although i would love to if I had the time, and this looks like something I can do easily – fun! Thanks for the idea.
Half Crazy Mama | 29th Jul 14
What was nice about this project was I did a little at a time when I had time. 🙂
Amanda | 29th Jul 14
Really great idea! Thanks. I just hang them up in the garage but I think I need to do something more creative. This is cute!
Half Crazy Mama | 29th Jul 14
Thank you! 🙂
Kristen M | 30th Jul 14
These letters look great. Thanks for the fun idea!
Half Crazy Mama | 30th Jul 14
Thank YOU for coming by and commenting 🙂 Enjoy
Run DMT | 30th Jul 14
What an absolutely brilliant idea! Totally pinning this!
Half Crazy Mama | 30th Jul 14
Thank you 🙂
kimberly michelle | 31st Jul 14
Super duper adorable!
Ganeeban | 31st Jul 14
This is way too cute, thanks for sharing!
Half Crazy Mama | 1st Aug 14
My pleasure! Enjoy 🙂
runninrocker | 2nd Aug 14
I love this!! I was trying to figure out a cute idea for my bibs. Mine are mostly wrinkled up too which might look pretty cool displayed this way! Thanks!
Half Crazy Mama | 2nd Aug 14
Most of mine were super wrinkled and I think it helps add character with the Mod Podge. Have fun 🙂
Coco | 2nd Aug 14
This is fantastic!
Half Crazy Mama | 2nd Aug 14
Thank you 🙂
Kim | 13th Aug 14
Love this idea. Now I’m bummed I’ve been throwing mine out. Guess that just gives me one more reason to do some more races. THANKS!
Half Crazy Mama | 13th Aug 14
Great excuse to run more races;) Good luck and have fun!!
Pat | 25th Sep 14
Thinking it could be a great coaches gift! Thanks for sharing.
Half Crazy Mama | 26th Sep 14
Enjoy!!! 🙂
Margaret | 26th Oct 14
This is an awesome idea! And so inexpensive! If you don’t mind me approximately how many bibs did it take in all?
Half Crazy Mama | 27th Oct 14
I used 6 for each letter, but a lot of the bibs are runDisney ones which tend to be a little larger than normal bibs. I would say 7 or 8 if they are smaller size 🙂
Ashley | 8th Nov 14
This is such a great idea!!! Much better display than in the shoe boxes mine have lived in over the years! =)
Denisse | 4th Dec 14
Love it!!!! Can u tell me the dimensions of the letters. I want to do this but I think the letters I got are too small. Thank you for sharing
Half Crazy Mama | 4th Dec 14
The letters I used are 18 inches. The key is making sure they are thick enough to be able to show off a good amount of the bib. Hope that helps 🙂
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Katie Louise Halsall | 25th Dec 14
Oh this is a brilliant idea! I don’t have that many bibs yet but I’d love to do this when I do have enough!
Diane marks | 7th Feb 15
I Love this! Can you tell me with a little more detail, how you wrapped the letters? One at a time? Did you cut the bibs in the middle to wrap them? Thanks for helping this non creative Mom!
Half Crazy Mama | 7th Feb 15
I laid them out to get an idea of how they would work and then did the modge podge and put them on one by one. I cut slits for the bibs to wrap around the letters and used a glue gun on the sides to hold the bibs in place. It also helps to carefully peel the timing chips off the bibs first 🙂
twingirlmomma | 30th Jun 15
So modge podge the front only and glue the sides?? Sorry not very crafty but love this idea.
Half Crazy Mama | 30th Jun 15
I used modge podge all over, but since the bibs are are pretty stiff I used a hot glue gun on the sides. Hope that helps 🙂
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Linz from Sharp Endurance | 18th May 15
LOVE THIS IDEA!!!!!
Amy Kelsch | 28th May 15
Love this idea! I am new to your site. It is a ton of fun! Thanks!
Half Crazy Mama | 28th May 15
Thank you!!! I am glad you like the site 🙂
myfitfocusedlife | 30th Jun 15
Great idea!! Maybe during my next taper phase I’ll have some extra time to devote to doing this!
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Sara | 24th Aug 15
I love this! How many bibs did you end up using?
Half Crazy Mama | 25th Aug 15
I used 18. It depends on the size letters you get and the size of the bibs. I used a lot of runDisney bibs which tend to be a little larger than most bibs. I hope that helps 🙂
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