String Art

Week three of my wall project took me to into Hubby’s turf…Home Depot.

This is a project that I’ve been wanting to do for a while. Turns out, it’s a pretty easy project! I can see myself making more of them.

I started with a wood board that I purchased from Hobby Lobby, a store much more up my alley.
But can I say, whoever thought it would be a good idea to put a sticker on the front of a board meant to be decorated needs a good poke in the eye. So irritating.

I put a coat of stain on the board and a few lines showed up. My mom later informed me that a good sanding before I stained it would have prevented those lines. Lesson learned.

Next, I drew out my guide lines. Like my stencil? I drew my “F” free hand.

Then I started adding nails. I used 1″ nails with a decent sized head.
I tried to keep them spaced fairly evenly. About a 1/2″ apart.

Can we all agree that I will never be responsible for nailing anything important?
Cause I am awful at it! I don’t think there’s a single straight nail in the board.

Next, I took my string and started wrapping. I did a lap around the outlines first. This process was pretty easy. Almost relaxing! Play around with it. Find what pattern works best for you.