Kevin, great cutting, for the backer i would suggest, my opinion, is go to the crafts section at walmart and get some felt, they have all kinds of colors, 47 cents each, or 3-4 bucks for a pack of 12 (could be more), and use some thin wood like luan 1/4 or less wood, glue the felt on it with adhesive spra, then either hot glue or wood glue it to the piece. that is what i do. or you can get some very small staples to attach beacker... just my 2 cents worth, again, great cutting.