String Art

I get so inspired by pinterest and seeing everyone’s creativity come to life! Here is my interpretation of beautiful string art for the bedroom, living room or wherever.

What you need:

            Nails

            3 Wooden blocks (Michaels- $1)

            Hammer

          Spray Paint (Walmart $1)

            Sissors

            Tape

            Computer and printer

            Colored string of your choosing

           

What you do:

1.    Spray paint the blocks making sure to follow the directions listed on the back of the can. I did two coats front and back and was happy with the coloring.

2.    Go onto your computer and find a font in word (or whatever you use for documents) that you want to use for the letters. I used “Apple Chancery”.

3.    Being as this was for my parents, I needed an “A” , “J” and a “+”. Type the letters that you need and either the “+” or the “&”. Whichever you choose.

4.    Print out these letters in the size that best fits the blocks you bought.  And cut them out.

5.    Using tape, adhere the letters to the blocks in the center.

6.    Using the nails, begin to hammer them in around the letters. Don’t worry about nailing over the tape! It’ll tear right off!

7.    Pull the paper and letters off the blocks.

8.    Beginning in one of the corners of the letters, tie the string around one of the nails. Outline the letter first by twisting it around each nail once and moving on to the next nail. After you go around the whole letter once, begin to connect the nails with the string creating either a pattern or a more random look. 

9.    Tie off at another corner and cut the access string.

10. Repeat this for the other two blocks

11. Enjoy your beautiful new string art!