The Coolest Fonts for Bulletin Boards

I've had a few questions regarding my bulletin board letters and where I've purchased them.

I don't buy them.  I make them.

Here's my original posting on how I make them.  MAKE YOUR OWN BULLETIN BOARD LETTERS.

Please note that these directions are for Word 2010.

I get all of my very cool fonts from www.1001freefonts.com .  It's an awesome website that some very, very talented people have posted fonts that they have designed.  You download them and they just show up in your Office Fonts.  Super easy, super cool.

These fonts are all free for your use.  Here's the catch.  When you download them, you need to read the little note that is in a file, usually notepad, attached to the download.  Most owners of the font will ask for a small fee if you are going to use their font on anything you sell or if you use it on your blogs.  I've actually purchased a font for the purpose of blogging.  I liked it, thought it "represented" me well and I happily paid my five dollars to the artist for unlimited use of her font in my blog.  She sent me a really nice thank you note and wished me luck.

To make the bulletin board letters, download the font of your choice, follow the directions to change the text to outline without fill, then print out in the size you want.

Text without fill works best.  If you have some fun fill, like a chalk effect, that won't translate to outline very well.  You can always just print in color and cut out.

I store these in a three ring binder, tucked into a page protector.  I write the original message on a piece of paper and slip it in.

Doing my own bulletin board letters saves me money and I always have the letters I need!