covered pin board
A smart pin board like this is a handy and decorative way to keep papers and cards from over-crowding your desk.
To make a covered pin board, you could use an ordinary cork board or else head to your local hardware and ask them for a product called ‘Caneite’.
Caneite is a pre-primed pulp board, great for notice boards and often available in large sections allowing it to be cut into various sizes as well as shapes.
Unlike corkboards, Caneite is frameless so is flat and easy to wrap in fabric.
you will need:
1 x piece of fabric
1 x sheet of Caneite
1 x sheet of 3mm MDF
Construction adhesive
lengths of ribbon
hot glue gun or craft glue
thumb tacks or staple gun with short staples
push pins
picture wire
how to:
1. Cut the Caneite and MDF board to size. Using construction adhesive glue the two surfaces together. (The MDF reinforces the Caneite and provides extra strength)
2. Trim the fabric so it’s large enough to cover the entire board, allowing extra for wrapping and attaching to the back. Iron then lay face down on a flat surface
3. Place the Caneite down on to the fabric ensuring it sits straight if there is a pattern. Wrap the fabric firmly and attach to the back of the MDF board using glue as well as thumb tacks or staples for a firm hold
4. Add the ribbon by wrapping over the front of the board, criss-crossing at various intervals. Attach these securely to the back
5. Attach the picture wire about one third of the way down from the top of the MDF board and it will be ready to hang
tips:
Pop your spare keys onto push pins, they make excellent hangers
