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DIY Wall Art: For the Crafty (and Cheap!) College Girl | Dormify. The classes, extracurriculars, and fun weekends have already begun. You’ve gotten to hang out with your roommates, talk to some new friends, and maybe you’ve met a guy or two. While you may feel settled, do your walls look ”lived in”? On the next rainy Sunday when you’re not sifting through piles of homework, hit the craft store with your roommates for these easy, fun projects. Here are two wall ideas for your dorm room, apartment, or new space. DIY Wall Art: 3-D Picture Frame Supplies: 1. picture frame: outer edging, no glass or backing 2. wire: for amount, measure to fit across the back of your frame 3. four small screw-in hooks 4. clothespins 5. paint: preferably at least three colors that match well 6. six black and white vertical photos 7. velcro adhesive strips (I used Command velcro strips) Directions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

DIY Wall Art: Mini Canvases 1. a set of canvases (any size or amount will work – four or nine is best) 2. acrylic paints (I bought three for $1 on sale at a craft store) 4. d47d0bdb930b22a82cb92e1877565ea8.jpg (500×683) Straw Painting Art Tutorial. Well, hello everyone! I hope you are ready for another abstract watercolor tutorial!

I just love doing these. I think what I like most is (hopefully) inspiring others and helping them to discover that they can be creative :) Materials: Watercolor Paper Watercolor paints and brush Straw Stiff board to tape your paper too (optional) Masking Tape (optional) Step 1: If you would like a nice border around your painting, tape your watercolor paper down to a board with masking tape. Step 2: Choose your color palette for your painting. Step 3: Load up your paint brush with some nice water-loaded watercolor paint. Step 4: Drop some wet watercolor paint onto your paper and blow the paint around with a straw.

You can drip paint randomly all over your paper or try a more planned technique. Step 5: Continue to drip more paint onto your paper, alternating colors as you go. Step 6. Step 7: Carefully peel off the masking tape from the edges of your painting. Simple But Striking DIY Painting. First, let me thank everyone who has voted for my blog in Apartment Therapy's "The Homies". (Don't forget that you can vote for more than one blog, until Friday). I really appreciate that my readers are so supportive - your comments and emails really keep me going. To help convince you to vote Dans le Townhouse, I'm showing off my latest DIY project. I am constantly ogling dramatic black and white paintings but a stark, graphic painting just didn't seem to fit anywhere in the townhouse . . . until we started working on the basement.

That's when I realized that I have the perfect spot: the stairwell! I 100% copied a painting I spotted on Pinterest and re-pinned. I didn't achieve an exact replica (far from it) but it was kind of a neat challenge to try to imitate someone else. Here's the how-to. I started with a blank canvas. 1. 2, 3 & 4. I flipped the canvas over again so I could paint the bottom. And, voila! Here's a close up view: You should know I suffer for my art. TUTORIAL: Coffee Stirrer DIY Wall Art - makeanddogirl.com.

Last week, I posted a preview of the simple, inexpensive wall art my mom and I created. Now I’m excited to show you how you can make a one-of-a-kind coffee stirrer masterpieces too! I’m big on projects that anyone can do. And this is one of those projects. If you can smear paint on wood and use scissors, you can make this easy art. Here’s all you need to get started: 1. Additional Supplies: 5. Okay, first things first. So, once you’ve got your palette, it’s time to paint your frames and your coffee stirrers!

My mom and I did our painting as the sun was setting, which is always a questionable decision. I was going for the reclaimed driftwood sort of look. Once your coffee stirrers are painted, it’s time to trim them to fit into the frame(s) you’ve chosen. I found the quickest way to do this is to measure one stick to be the length you need it and then use it as the guide for trimming all the others. After I finished the set of three, I realized I didn’t like the red splashes of color. Pixel Painting. October 5th, 2011 The other day while editing some of my Iceland photos I accidentally scaled a photo down to 15 pixels wide instead of 1500 pixels wide, and I liked what I saw. Just a few blocks of color were able to maintain the mood of the photograph even though the details were completely lost.

Before I knew it I was getting out my watercolors. This project is simple, but if you hate tedium you might want to skip it. I gravitate toward time consuming, monotonous tasks (especially when they provide a beautiful end result), so I thoroughly enjoyed the process. You’ll need: digital photographphoto editing software basic math skillsrulerpencilwatercolor papersquare tip watercolor paintbrushwatercolors How to: First, open the photo you want to work with in Photoshop (or your preferred photo editing program). This is where you need your math skills. Grab your paints and paint brush. After a few hours of painting squares your eyes might start to cross, but don’t stop! What do you think?