Faux Nail Head Trimmed Cork Board

 

 

ITEMS NEEDED:   

 

1….corkboard

2….fabric

3….thumbtacks

4….iron

5….spray adhesive

6….hot glue gun

7….rhinestones *if desired*

 

 

I started by ironing the fabric because no one likes creases on their fabric-covered cork board.

 

 

I sprayed the cork board with adhesive before laying the fabric on top.  I smoothed out the fabric with my hands so there weren’t any bubbles.  Notice that I left 4-5 inches of excess fabric around the edge of the cork board.

 

 

Then I started to push in the thumbtacks.  (Push it real good.)

 

 

After all 200+ thumbtacks were in place, I hot glued the excess fabric onto the back of the cork board.

 

 

The original cork board hung horizontally but after deciding to put it on a small wall, I moved the little hangy things so it could hang vertically.

 

 

That’s it!  This project cost me around $12 because I used a 40% off coupon for the fabric. 

Note:  If you plan on taking on the self-torturous task of pushing 200+ thumbtacks into a cork board I suggest spreading it out over a few days.  Your fingers will thank you.

 

Could you see my sparkly thumbtacks in the first photo?  No?  Here’s a close-up.

 

 

Regular thumbtacks are boring so I glued rhinestones onto a bunch of thumbtacks. 
Now they are fancy schmancy thumbtacks.

 

 

What do you think of my faux nail head trimmed cork board?

 

 

 

 

 

 

I found this at:   http://www.twotwentyone.net/2012/02/faux-nail-head-trimmed-cork-board/