DIY Wall Art

Hi guys! This DIY wall art is so fun and easy to create! It does take patience but the end result is beautiful!

Materials:

Wood Plank (I used 11"x24" plank from Lowe's)
Wood Stain (Color used "walnut")
Picture Hangers (This can be found in your local department store)
Small Paint Brush
Regular Paint Brush
Scissor
Crochet Thread
Clear Garbage Bag (regular will work just fine!)
Nails (I believe mine are half inch nails)
Charcoal
White Paint
Painter's Tape
Hammer
Quote/Saying Printout
Sander

Instructions:

1) First, start by printing your banner and folding the edges of the quote and then tape it together

2) Prep your work area by cutting the garbage bag and placing over your entire workstation BEFORE staining the wood. *make sure everything is covered because the color will stain!*

3) Prep the wood by sanding in the direction of the grain, clean off the dust, and begin to stain! Apply a generous amount, and let the stain soak in for about 10 minutes, or whatever your direction says. Set to the side and allow it to dry for several hours.

4) Traced the words on the back of the banner with a generous amount of charcoal.

5) Next, place the banner on top of the wood, tape down with the painter's tape, then begin to trace with a pencil. When you're finished tracing the quote (on the paper), re-trace the quote on the wood with the pencil. When you're done, gently wipe off the charcoal residue from the wood. You will be left with a light pencil outline.

6) Cut the heart and tape it into place with the painter's tape. With the smallest paint brush you have, begin to paint the quote! This took me around 2 hours to complete.

7) When the paint is dry, you can start to do the heart string art! Hammer in the nails, beginning at the bottom of the heart working your way around. I eyeballed about .25 inch between each nail. You can definitely use a ruler and measure if you prefer.

8) Remove the paper heart and tie a double knot around the bottom needle with crochet thread. 

Tip: Do not use yarn! It will fray and frizz and won't look as nice and clean as the crochet thread.

9) Loop the thread around the heart then loop around random needles. There's no technique to this, but do keep pressing the thread down, toward the wood plank.

10) When you're satisfied with the results, I recommend looping around the perimeter once more to secure the heart/thread in place. Tie a double knot, then cut off the excess.

Add picture hanger strips to each corner and you're done!

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