Saturday, May 12, 2012

Upcycled: Push Pin Wall Art

So, this was a little project that I wanted to do after going to an antique home in OKC. I deleted the photo that inspired me, but basically it was an antique frame with center that was burlap over a magnetic center.

I decided that it would be better to do a cork backing, that way we could use push pins and rather than magnets. 

After a few hours of searching for the frame (Note: I found plenty of frames--just not for the price I wanted to pay), I stumbled across Lots of Furniture Antiques Warehouse and was able to negotiate the price for the gold frame below. 


After purchasing the frame, I went to an art store and picked up a canvas that I could carve down to the appropriate size, Target to get the cork backing, and then my parents house to steal a burlap sack that we used to use for sack races. 

I came home, carved the canvas, applied the cork backing and burlap and then nailed in the center to the frame. 

Originally I had kept the frame gold, but then I purchased a mirrored dresser and the gold frame did not look good with the dresser, so I painted it grey. 

Here it is!


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