Corkboard alternative

I am going to update the corkboard I have in my office and found a great idea. Right now I have the standard size rectangle corkboard with wine corks glued in a pattern (kind of dated) and quite frankly...ugly. I really like the idea of covering the cork surface with fabric, but especially love the idea of using embroidery rings.

I plan on going to ikea this weekend an will look at the textiles to see if they have anything that I could use...how exciting a new project! :)

Cheers~