Here is an amazing way to connect with your family
over a neat interior design project! This is a great craft to do indoors
especially on a rainy day with your friends and family. The past year or so,
the new trend is having a wall of succulent plants.
However, cute and fun ones can become
somewhat pricey. Here is an alternate way to add your own personality to your
décor with majority of the items around your house. Check how cool this is!
All you will need to complete this project is:
Clear string, scissors, screw driver or electric
drill, D-ring picture frame hanger, (option) glue gun/glue sticks, wood cutting
board, (5) screws per board, flowers with sturdy stems and preserved Sphagnum
or Spanish moss.
So here is how you can create a wall of art with
just some wood cutting boards, moss, flowers, and screws, seems easy enough
huh? The key is to find cool cutting boards with fun shapes whether it’s round,
rectangle or diamond shaped, it will be used as the base, as the frame of an
artwork. What you will need to do is lay the cutting board on the table and add
4 screws to every corner of the wood board. You can use a regular screwdriver
that’s handy or a drill. Although, a drill would be much easier, and you can
find an affordable one at your local store.
When you get the screws in nicely, do not screw it
all the way down leaving some space about ½ inch for the clear string to have
room to wrap around, as you will see later in the project. Next, you want to
add the D-ring hook to the back of the board so it will be able to hang on the
wall. Place the hook in the top, center spot down from the top of the cutting
board. Drill the screw all the way down through the hook’s hole to secure it in
place.
Next, grab a hand full of moss and shape it where
it will lay nicely in the center of the board but, just enough to add some
flower stems into. Place it on the same side you have the screws facing up.
It’s better to add the flowers while its lying flat on the table so you can
have more control over the overall look of the frame. If you need to, use a
glue gun to mount the moss to the cutting board and make sure to fluff it out
with your hands to give it that messy art look.
Once you have your flowers placed how you want
them, grab the clear string and start from the bottom right corner, then tie it
around the screw. Wrap it around about three times and secure it. With the same
string, drag it diagonally to the corner across from it at the top. Wrap it around
a few times and then tie it very tightly, so the moss will stay in place on the
board. Do this same process again, starting from the bottom left corner screw
to the top right one.
After that last step, you are all done! Hold it up
and make sure it looks presentable and you are welcome to go ahead and hang it
on your wall. If you are using real moss and flowers, make sure to use your
spray bottle and water it down every week to keep it fresh!
For more detailed information on
this project visit Better
Homes & Gardens
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