Light Up Wall Art
Here is my own version of light up wall art. It also makes a neat glow in the dark. It looks good in the daylight too.
Here is what you need to make one (of course, change colors and design to make it your own):
- a framed artist canvas 15" x 30"
- fabric: white, black, floral (1/2 yard each will do the trick)
- white posterboard 20" x 30"
- Fiskars Everywhere Punch: square
- staple gun
- scissors
- yardstick
- pencil
- white craft glue
- duct tape
- string of white lights (mine had 50 lights)
Try this:
1. I recycled a canvas that I didn't like. If you have one to recycle, take the canvas off the frame. Also remove the center bar. If you have a new canvas, use as is with the canvas clean and white. You probably still want to remove the center bar.
2. Measure and cut the posterboard 15" x 30". Measure and draw lines 4" apart across posterboard. Use the square punch to punch squares in the second and fourth sections.
6. Measure and cut four 4" x 18" strips of black fabric. Wrap around frame, 4" apart and staple to back of frame. Don't cover up the punches you made.
Design Tip: If you can find striped fabric, it will cut out one step and one expense. I bought some this summer at IKEA. Look there.
7. Cut flowers out of floral fabric. I considered applying a solid piece of fabric and just cutting out the flowers on the left side, but I did not like the brown background with my black stripes.
Design Tip: If you use a thicker framed canvas, the lights will fit better, and the canvas will hang flatter against the wall.
Daytime. A nice contemporary piece of art.
Nighttime. Glowy! The square punchouts add a layer of visual texture, and are kind of a surprise when the lights come on.
Use your glowy Vitamin C!
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Well done. So charming!
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Happy Sunday!
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