Makeover Your Mass-Produced Wall Art

Heather Brown
by Heather Brown
5 Materials
$1
15 Minutes
Easy
Do you have a metal sign or mass-produced wall art that could use a little pop or sparkle? Or is someone's birthday coming up and you want to make them a unique quick gift? Let's get creative and do a quick makeover!
My mother-in-law's birthday is in a few weeks and she loves peacocks. I found this metal wall piece at a thrift store for a dollar. However, it isn't a statement piece. And I really wanted to give her a gift that was a little more exciting. So I found a few craft supplies that were in the same color in my art closet and decided to add to it.
Before
To start, I created a "tail" by wrapping a glitter feather through a central hole in the bottom metal filigree.
I then added the purple tassel slipping it in the same central hole and securing it in the back.
After that I made a bow to cover up my stems and add a focal point. There are several ways to make bows. Wanting a little overkill (my mother-in-law likes bling) I went with a simple figure-eight bow.
I made four loops and twisted metal wire around the middle to hold it in place.
To finish off the bow, I centralized the design (in this case an eye of a peacock feather) and fastened it in the back by twisting the wire I used for the loops around it.
After clipping the ribbon ends, I threaded the bow through the same holes in the filigree with the wire I used on the ribbon and twisted it in the back around the feather and tassel.
Now for the fun part. GLITTER!
Because I didn't want a mess, I used a glitter glue pen. It just took a few lines to highlight a few feathers in the peacock.
But I wanted to give the design more color, so I opted to paint the entire chair with the glitter pen.
The last pop of glitz went into the flowers.
And 15 minute from the time I started, I was done. Quick and easy!
Here is the finished "tail" up close.
All pieces have wire in them so they can be lightly rearranged as needed.
I hope this inspires you to makeover wall art too!
Suggested materials:
  • Metal art piece   (Thrift store)
  • Glitter feather   (Had it)
  • Glitzy Tassle   (Had it)
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