DIY Fall Decor

 

 Looking for a fun DIY project to add a little Fall to your décor?

 

Here is a fun, quick, and inexpensive project using old picture frames.

 

 

 

Materials:

 

Old Frame (no glass)

Cardboard

Burlap

Scrapbook paper of your choice

 

 An antique looking frame compliments the Fall colors that were used.

 

 

 

 

 Burlap was used to cover cardboard that was cut to fit tightly into the frame.

 

 

 

 

 The use of burlap adds texture.

 

 

 

 

 The perfect combination, Chevron & Fall colors!

 

 

 

 

 I found a pumpkin template, printed it out, and cut it out.  You can find the same I used

HERE.

 

 

 

 

All cut out

 

 

 

 

 Using a scrap piece of cardboard, fold two edges down and glue the pumpkin to the flat side.

 

 

 

 

 A look at the underneath.

 

 

 

 

 A 3-D work of art

 

 

 

 

 After getting to this point, I decided it needed even more dimension.  To mimic a real pumpkin, creases were added from top to bottom. 

 

 

 

 

 The finished product!

 

 

 

 

 This was created using chip board letters and coordinating scrapbook paper. 

 

 

 

 

 

Side note:  The Chevron scrapbook paper and chip board letters can be found at Hobby Lobby. 

 

Next up:  See how these were used to create a Fall Vignette.

 

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Canvas Chevron Art

My daughter is wanting to make some changes to her room and suggested we use some artwork to add color.

 

I suggested we make our own art, and we headed to the Thrift store to look for something that would work with.  We found a canvas that was hideous!  It may have been some one's self-portrait.  I'm sorry to say that I don't have a photo of the before!

 

She took on this project all by herself with a little guidance from me.  We started out by putting on several coats of primer. 

 

 

We then put on the base coat.

 

 

 

 

 

She decided she wanted to paint a Chevron pattern.  After a few failed attempts, we found that drawing a grid using chalk would make this process easier.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Once the grid was complete, we used painters tape to create our Chevron pattern.

 

 

 

 

 

We weren't going for perfection on this project, we wanted something kind of rustic and quirky.  You will notice that the lines are exactly straight or level.

 

 

The next thing we did was to add the next color.

 

 

 

 

Once the paint was dry, we removed the tape.

 

 

 

 

Looking Good!!

 

 

To soften it up a bit we sanded it a little bit.

 

 

 

 

 

We love how it turned out!

 

 

Coming up:

Furniture to match this work of art!

 

 

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