Wall Art

Craft Idea: Wall Art

What you will need:

• An old piece of fabric with a cool design (You can use an old tablecloth, old curtains, old blankets – whatever has a cool design that you would like to hang on your wall)
• An old picture frame or canvas … big or small. But bigger is better.
• Small nails or a staple gun if you have one
• Hammer
• Pushpins

What to do:

1. Get your piece of cloth and iron it (Hint: Make sure your fabric is large enough to stretch across the frame or canvas but not too large… measure then cut the excess but leave a little extra to work with)
2. Lay the fabric on the floor (on a hard surface) with the pattern facing down
3. Get your frame and center it on top of the fabric (Hint: If the fabric has a certain pattern make sure the pattern is centered
4. Now grab some pushpins and put them in each corner and in the middle of the frame to make sure the fabric stays in the right place (Hint: Make sure the fabric is stretched very tight!)
5. Once everything is in place grab either the nails or staple gun and go to work.
6. a.     Start on the top, nailing or stapling the fabric to the inside of the frame (the inside edge)
   b.     Next, nail or staple the bottom
   c.      Flip the frame over and make sure everything is right and in place
   d.     Finish nailing or stapling the two sides making sure your fabric is stretched tight. 
7. Flip it over and you have a new piece of art.
8. If it wasn’t an old picture you might have to attach something to the back so it can hang. Use either a wire or a wall hook. 

Good Places to Look for Fabric:

Salvation Army

423 West Walnut Street

Johnson City - (423) 926-5088

Look on the back wall for an old piece of fabric… It will probably be a hit or miss so always go back and look a second time a couple days later if you don't find anything the first time

Your grandma’s closest

Find some old clothes she doesn’t want anymore and make a series of little square frames.