Weekend Art Project « The New Domestic. E made a painting this weekend!
We’ve been wanting a large scale art-piece to go up on our dining room wall. We had a large framed photograph up but, at 26″ x 32″, it didn’t have the right scale for the room. We wanted to go big. Like, 60″ x 36″ big. Now the last time either of us did any painting was in art school. Picture, Picture on the Wall... How to-sday . frame collage headboard. When we first moved into the new digs, I had grand plans to paint each room with some sort of bright, chipper color and lovely finish.
This, the guest room/my studio/my office was going to be bright white with blue-grey horizontal stripes. Lovely, right? Then come paint it for me. While I was waiting for you to all show up to paint, I decided the walls needed some 'bang.' I decided to give our platform bed the illusion of a tall, stately head board, complete with all the quirk and bizarre of my art collection. Read on to find out how to do this without a straight edge, butcher paper, or a care in the world.
Oh, and if you're wondering where the art came from, it is Tina Crespo, Cricket Press, D.U.R.A., Katie Daisy, Mis Nopales Art, thrift shops, international travels, personal photos, and a few bits that I can't think of... What You Need 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 6. 7. Oh, and that little stop-motion above is really neat, right? Craft: Valentine's Day Wall Art. I loved how my Valentine's Day garland and wreath looked so I decided to make another Valentine's Day decoration.
In our living room we have a big blank wall that is patiently waiting for us to finish the wall art we plan on hanging. I decided to use that space and try to make a simple, cheap wall art. Supplies: Card stock, pattern to print (I did sheet music), scissors, tapeCost: $0 (I already had all of the supplies) I started off by printing off sheet music.
I printed two pages on each 8 1/2'' x 11'' sheet of paper. The Daily Telecraft: DIY: How to Create a Framed Button Artwork. Quilled E Monogram with Fringed Flowers. So I made a monogram for a friend who is turning 40 and requested a no gift policy – well, I'll still be able to say "I didn't buy anything.
" I wanted to show the flowers bursting forth in different stages of bloom. The "moat" which corrals the quilled flowers ends up hiding the quilled base from most angles; tilting the blossoms on their sides doesn't hurt either. I designed each flower pattern and cut them digitally on the Silhouette. I’ve just discovered Moxie Fab World through a reader’s post of an intricately quilled heart, by Sweet Spot Cards. MFW have weekly challenges in their side bar, and I was pleased to find the right stuff in my stash for their “Pretty Pastels Color Challenge for Color Inspiration for Card Makers Week in the Moxie Fab World“, shown below:
Project 30 Week 30 – Circular Paint Chip Art. Happy Mother’s Day!!
Lansdowne Life: Repurposed paint chip artwork. With all the painting projects I've tackled in our house, my collection of paint chips has been growing and growing.
I wanted to re-use them in some way, so I decided to make a mosaic-style piece of artwork. We have a wall in our living room that had no art and not much color. All the decorating was happening on the other side of the room, leaving the room a little unbalanced, so something colorful was more than necessary. Intersecting Circles Wall Art Tutorial. Remember how I promised a fun paint chip project a few weeks ago?
Well, here it is (finally)! It's more DIY art for us "non-artists", so I hope you have some bare space on your walls 'cause you're sure to want to make this. Yeah, it costs $129 at World Market. My version cost about $3. Total. Butterfly Specimen art from Spunky Junky {{tutorial}} Hello!
Hello! Love Stitched stalkers readers! My name is Halsey and I am so happy to be here today. Don’t you just love Brittany’s blog? She totally cracks me up with her funny stories, her amazing tutorials, and I her keen eye for fashion! Button Monogram. This is a really COLORFUL & creative way to display your child’s initial.
Super easy for sewers & crafters who have lots of extra buttons laying around. Gosh I LOVE buttons… Supplies needed: - Printer (to print out your letter) or a large letter stencil - Scissors - Cardstock (large enough to fit your frame) - Pen or Pencil - Adhesive, Scotch Tape Runner allows you to reposition buttons - Paper Piercer - Buttons and Brads - Frame without glass or shadowbox (this one is from IKEA) Click here for step-by-step directions to the entire project. String Heart. Heirloom Button Art. Button art on the cheap. I love kitschy little home decor items/wall hangings, because a little color goes a long way to spice up a room.
ESPECIALLY when you live in an apartment (hello Mod Podge Command Central) and you can’t paint the walls. Project 6: Canvas Art « A Smith of All Trades. You don’t have to know how to sew to work with fabrics. I’m OK at sewing, but my machine is missing the pedal… Oops. Here’s a different way to use fabrics — no sewing involved! Project 21 Week 23 – Crayon Alphabet. I have been really excited about this project for a while, ever since I spotted it here. I thought this was the cutest idea, and immediately rushed off to research where I could find nice cheap shadow boxes and crayons.
Flash forward a few weeks once I had assembled all my supplies, and this is what you get: I chose the letter B to start in honor of my little guy Basel, my adorable long-haired dachshund puppy. Not to mention, its just an interesting letter. Frame your own artwork. For a while now I have wanted to make an art piece of my own to place above our humble dining room table. The problem? I am no artist. That's right, sometimes crafty girls cannot paint or draw.. or it may just be me.
Either way, I have created a fabulous piece of "art" using scrapbook paper, ribbon, fabric, cardstock, embellishments, and any other scraps you have laying around the house. Purplecarrotkc.com: DIY Frame Key Holder. Time for my first official DIY post ever. Let me start off by saying I do not consider myself to be a crafty person, though I aspire to be one, ha. I have a mom who can do about anything crafty there is to do.
Growing up, she managed a fabrics and crafts store, taught craft classes, sewed tons of our outfits, fixes band suits in high school, took in and hemmed prom dresses, etc etc. Make Your Own Canvas Portrait! Pinterest Challenge: AZ Love / Nail and String Tribute to the Grand Canyon State.