Love is in the Air
by
Lsherbach
(IC: homeowner)
4 Materials
$5
2 Hours
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When I was thinking about what to submit as my valentine project, I of course went right to my pallet wood stash and then a quick visit to my local Michaels, with a 60% off coupon in hand, and this is what happened.
I gathered my materials.
I cut three pieces of pallet wood to a size that would accommodate the store bought heart.
Sanded the pallet wood smooth.
With my staple gun, on the back side of the pallet wood, I fastened the three pieces together with two paint sticks, that I had trimmed to fit.
Originally, I was going to add some paint; but decided to use colored wire instead, for my blast of color, which you will see shortly.
I envisioned the heart acting as the "O" in the word LOVE. but how to attach the wire? So I decided to use my small tack nails and treat the wire almost like "string" art.
To get the right spacing on the lettering, I sketched the letters out on a blank piece of copy paper. There was some trial and error here, but that's why erasers were invented. Right?
I then carefully hammered in the nails (you can see the dots where I plan on placing the nails). I have to admit this took longer than I thought it would; but the end result was worth the time.
When I started adding the wire I had to wiggle it in and out of the nails, because it wouldn't stay put. Not my original plan, but I think it gave the wire additional depth.
Next step: Remove the pattern. It was pretty easy to remove the pattern paper, since the nails perforated the paper.
And here is the final project, hanging outside my front door. I LOVE trying new techniques, or shall I say old techniques in a whole new way.
Happy Valentine's Day everyone.
Happy crafting.
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Published January 30th, 2018 5:09 PM
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