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SIMPLE IDEA FOR DIY WALL ART

May 25, 2021 By Karen 6 Comments

white frame with white fern placed in brown hutch
Two black frames with white matt with gold ferns inside

We all have that wall…

You know the one…

Every time you walk by or are sitting on the couch staring at the blank space near your dining room table …

Your imagination starts to wonder…

And you start asking yourself.. how can I fill that space?

Well..I have just the solution! Follow along and I’ll show you how to make art, that is amazing, is affordable and is simple.

I know you are excited…so let’s get started!

Here are the supplies I used:

  • 12 x 16 RIBBA Frame
  • 8 x 10 White Frame
  • Faux Fern
  • 12 x 12 Black Card Stock
  • Goldleaf
  • Metallic Gold Spray Paint
  • Mod Podge
  • 8.5 x 11 Green Card Stock
  • White Spray Paint

Making The Wall Art!

Simple Idea..How to Make Wall Art That is AMAZING!

  1. PICK YOUR FRAME

    Find a frame that fits into your decor. I like frames from IKEA, Michaels, Hobby Lobby, and Amazon. I have also found unusual frames at thrift stores. I have even bought artwork at the thrift stores just for the frame. Artwork doesn’t have to be expensive to be beautiful…
    DIY-wall-art-frame

  2. PAINT THE FAUX FERNS

    I used metallic gold paint for this project.
    DIY-wall-art-faux ferns

  3. ALLOW THE FERNS TO DRY

    DIY-wall-art-sprayed-painted-ferns

  4. REMOVE THE MAT FROM THE FRAME

    Place the black card stock behind the mat. If the card stock is too large, cut it to size. Use the mat as a guide for placement of the fern.Wall-art-diy-frame

  5. POSITION THE FERN

    Place the fern so that it is not overlapping onto the mat.Fern placed inside frame mat

  6. MOD PODGE THE BACK OF THE FERN
    Use a thin coat of Mod Podge, you don’t want to add too much glue, and it runs onto the black card stock.

    Back of fern with mod podge on it

  7. PLACEMENT OF THE FERN

    Place the fern on the card stock, keeping the mat in place. This will help you to decide the placement of the fern and where you want to embellish it with the gold foil.

    diy-wall-art-leaf in mat

  8. NEXT ADD GOLD LEAF

    I used Speedball Gold Leaf but any brand will work.glod leaf supplies

  9. RANDOMLY ADD GOLD LEAF ONTO THE BLACK CARD STOCK.

    Follow the directions and place the adhesive and allow to dry, followed by adding the foil.picture of hand placing adhesive for the gold leaf

  10. ALLOW TO DRY

    I placed wax paper over the fern and card stock to allow to dryWax paper laying over fern

  11. PLACE SOMETHING HEAVY TO HELP THE FERN TO LAY FLAT WHILE DRYING

    I used bricks to help flatten the fern.Bricks laying on top of fern

  12. PLACE IN FRAME

    Allow to dry and place into the frame…framed art work

The Finished Wall Art Project…How Simple!

How to Make Wall Art…Another Version

While I had the spray paint out, I painted a fern white to show another example of how to make your very own wall art. There are so many different ways to do this project. Not only can the fern color be changed, but the background color and design can be any material or color.

The steps are the same, only this time, because the leaf and the frame are smaller, I skipped gluing it down and used the glass to hold it in place, and it worked fine.

white frame with white fern placed in brown hutch

Final Thoughts

I hope you enjoyed this simple wall art tutorial and it gave you inspiration and your imagination started wondering and If you liked these, for more inspiration, check out these blog postBlack and White Wall Art and a more recent post using seashells, DIY HOME DECOR USING SHELLS.

HERE ARE LINKS TO THE PRODUCTS OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS I USED IN THE DIY WALL ART CRAFT PROJECTS.

As an Amazon affiliate, I found the items used for these projects on Amazon for your shopping convenience at no extra charge to you! Also, your shopping may help this blog!

Thank you for spending time with me! If you have any ideas or have tried to make these projects, leave a comment below. Lets get to know each other better.

Karen


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Comments

  1. Stacey says

    May 25, 2021 at 3:03 pm

    So fun! I’m going to make the gold, black and white one! I love this idea because it’s so affordable. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 26, 2021 at 2:01 am

      Thanks! It’s very easy to make…

      Reply
  2. Cindy says

    May 25, 2021 at 8:20 pm

    Very clever. Anything with gold leaf gets me every time

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 26, 2021 at 2:02 am

      I totally agree!

      Reply
  3. Denise Dresner says

    May 25, 2021 at 9:36 pm

    Beautiful artwork! Thank you for the great instructions! Can’t wait to try it myself!

    Reply
    • Karen says

      May 26, 2021 at 2:03 am

      Thanks Denise!

      Reply

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