So I saw this really cool idea on Pinterest, basically it's cork heat mats covered in material so they look pretty. And as for a corkboard they work great. I cut material to just a bit larger than the mat and pinned the excess using flat pins to the back of the board. This keeps the front nice and smooth and works a helluva lot better than my first attempt with a glue gun. Then you can pin photos to the front.
This is what they looked like...one I covered in photos and the other old ticket stubs.
So that's the positive. Now for the downside. I can't for the life of me get them to stay up on the wall. I know not everything works out the way you expect but damn is this a pain. You see I don't want to damage the wall by using nails or anything like that.
Test no 1: mounting tape. Well you think this would work. The whole point of the tape is to put photo frames and that kind of things up on the wall. But despite sticking a ton on each board they refused to stay attached to the wall. Or, which was worse, they stay stuck to the wall but not the cork. It was a struggle to get the sticky ickyness left behind off the wall so that idea was scrapped.
Test no 2: blue tack. Hah! Didn't do a thing to hold it up.
Test no 3: Velcro. So the Velcro I bought is sticky and so far has held the longest. But it still will not stay stuck to the wall. I even tried covering the back of the corkboard with paper to prevent the texture of the cork being an issue. But alas, they still fell.
My final hope is command picture mounting strip. Hopefully once I find and buy these my damn boards will stay stuck to the wall. If not, I give up and they may have to sit in a drawer somewhere until I come up with another solution.
Any suggestions?
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