Holly Anderson
Good morning, lovely readers! Remember my Cute and Crafty Cubicle post? I appreciated all of your helpful ideas for what else I can do! I have also been pondering about what other things I could do with my cubicle to make it more fun.
The other day, I pinned a picture of a real pinboard on my Pinterest. It showed several different paper scraps and photos pinned in a nice collage on a wall, and I thought it would be ideal for my work space.
But I wanted to make it my own too, so I went to the store and bought some thumbtacks with the intention of covering them with leftover patterned paper from my zigzag wall so it would match.
It’s easy! All you need is a little Mod Podge! Just cut a little circle out of your patterned paper and brush some Mod Podge on the top of the thumbtack.
Then firmly press together for a minute or two until the Mod Podge sets. (I used the base of my palm so the paper would stick to the edges as well.) Next, file down the edges with an emery board. Lastly, brush some more Mod Podge on the top of the tack and let it dry.
Voilà! Matching tacks, and now I can make my pinboard.
I’ll be sharing more with you in the future, but that’s all I have for now! How would you like to win some patterned paper yourself? Comment below for your chance to win a random selection of patterned paper! All comments must be received by Wednesday, April 18th at 5 pm MDT.
Thanks for checking in, and have a great day!
Great idea! Can’t wait to see more! Thanks for the chance to win!
This is such a cute idea! I can’t wait to try it.
Such a great idea…I’m so going to borrow it for my office.
what a neat idea I’m gonna try that! Thanks for the inspiration
great idea. Will try that and make some for my office.
these are so cute!!!
Great idea w/the thumb tacks…this is the second idea I’ve seen today for thumbtacks, the other was to paint them : ) Thanks for sharing your idea w/us & for a chance to win some goodies!!
What a great idea! Anything we can do to cheer up a drab cubicle is wonderful since we have to spend so much time there…
Super cut thumb tacks! I love your idea and thanks for the chance to win! ^_^
neat idea! Have to try this one.
What a fun idea!
what a great idea!
Such a cute idea! I’m thinking you could cover bider clips this way as well!
Totally Cute! What a great way to coordinate your thumbtacks with your board.
That’s so awesome!! I never would’ve thought of making homemade designer thumbtacks.
Super idea! I wonder if those new paper dots are the right size for thumbtacks? Hmm–I should find out! Thanks for the chance to win some fabulous paper!
Super cute idea to use up scraps!
thanks for a chance to win and i look forward to see in your pin board!
Great idea! Thanks for the chance to win!
Those are really cute!
This looks like fun!
Looks easy enough.
Random paper sounds good to me… I just bought some Mod Podge—I need to try it out.
There are so many things that can be made with Mod Podge, it’s amazing. I used some at the CHA, and have made a couple of things at home, but would like to learn more about it.
How clever! I love how your pins turned out.
Who would have thought papering a thumb tack, love it.
Ridding the world of dull thumbtacks–awesome!
Love how you are always coming up with new ideas!
These would make a great gift for an office co-worker!
Patterned paper! winning
What a neat way to dress up an office area and make it look a little less “businessy”. Thanks for the idea:)
FABulous idea….I am so going to do this!!!
Great idea!! Love the idea of being able to have fun looking thumbtacks for the bulletin
board!!
Holly, I put a spot of paint on my pin heads. Putting matching paper on them is a much better idea.
Very cute project – I love doing things like this! Thanks for sharing!!!
Love your little thumbtacks! So very cute and easy to do!
Love your colorful thumbtacks, what a fabulous idea!
It’s amazing the things that can be transformed with a little “glue” and paper.
Good idea.
Love the looks of your altered thumb tacks ~ thanks for sharing. Thanks for the chance to win some patterned paper!
I always love the new ideas that are shared here and I thank you for inspiring me.
Ohhh what a great idea, they look fab! TFS!
Did you know you can also use embossing powder on the heads of the thumb tacks. Before using the heat gun, you need to stick those tacks into a cork surface to you don’t burn your fingers. When it’s cool, you can use Modge Podge to seal it, too.
patterned paper and MOD PODGE?! yes, please! these little guys are totally adorbs! i can’t wait to move into a real house so i can start up some little projects for my craft room. this is definitely something i’d like to do for all my “notes to self”
Too cute! Always fun to find new uses for scraps of patterned paper!
how cool is that! thank you for sharing.
This is a great way to coordinate thumbtacks with your board. Can’t wait to see what else you are doing with it…. TFS!
Gotta love patterned paper!
what a cool idea, i reckon glitter would look good too. do you think it would stay on?
I would love to win patterned paper!
Will have to try this one…
That’s a really good tip – thank you.