If you don’t like purchased posters or reproductions, turn on your imagination and decorate your walls with hand-made works.
1. Wooden panel with rope text: master class
Write and draw with the help of the rope what you want. The more textured the cord, the more expressive the result.
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You will need:
- wooden plank;
- paint (e.g. acrylic) and a brush or sponge;
- glue for wood;
- corn starch;
- thick textured rope;
- parchment or tracing paper;
- a piece of transparent polyethylene;
- a hammer and small nails;
- a certain amount of items that you will use as cargo;
- latex gloves.
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Work sequence:
1. Wrap the plate with tracing paper or parchment and draw / write with a pencil the future pattern or inscription.
2. Mix about 200 ml of glue, 3 tablespoons of water and 3 tablespoons with top of starch in a container. Shake well (e.g. with a whisk). Put on gloves and moisten the rope with this mixture.
3. Cover the board with the inscription film and lay out the inscription or drawing along the contour. Press down with objects to prevent the rope from moving. Wait for the rope to dry.
4. Remove the dried rope - it should keep its shape. Paint and dry the board. Nail the inscription to the board with nails.
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2. Botanical panels from paper: master class
It looks very unusual, but done quickly and easily! A great option is a duet or a trio of such panels.
You will need:
- for two paired panels - 2 sheets of colored paper in contrasting colors;
- a scalpel or a small breadboard knife;
- cardboard backing or cutting mat;
- pencil for sketch;
- glue;
- 4 sticks to strengthen the upper and lower borders of the panel;
- lace for a loop;
- 4 flat push pins.
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Work sequence:
1. Draw pencil sketches on sheets of the same color.
2. Cut the pattern with a knife on the rug. Some parts can be cut out completely, and some can only be cut so that the paper stays in place.
3. Glue two sheets together. For greater relief and expressiveness, the cut parts of the leaves can be bent, as shown in the photo.
4. Glue the trims on top and bottom.
5. Use the buttons on the back of the upper strips to attach the cords - and you're done.
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3. Panel of wicker napkins: a master class
Take napkins of the shape and size that you like, color them to your liking, choosing colors that are suitable specifically for your interior.
You will need:
- 9 woven napkins;
- spray paint;
- masking tape.
Work sequence:
1. Cover those parts of the napkins that you will not paint with masking tape. You can make different patterns.
2. Coat wipes with spray paint. When the paint has dried, remove the tape.
3. It remains only to hang the decor on the wall.
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4. A panel of twigs and colored threads: a master class
A beautiful branch found in a forest or park, plus the remains of thread - an unusual element of decor is obtained.
You will need:
- a large branch;
- threads of different colors;
- scissors.
Work sequence:
1. Pick the threads and the sequence in which you will pick the colors. Cut them into equal lengths. Fold each in half and tie to a branch, as shown in the photo.
2. When all the threads are tied, straighten them and trim the bottom with scissors.
3. It remains to make a loop and hang the work on the wall.
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5. Panel-mandala of threads and braid: a master class
Use colored threads and braid - the result will depend on your imagination and selection of materials.
You will need:
- 3 long thin sticks;
- threads of different colors, thicknesses, textures, decorative braid;
- a file or a jigsaw.
Work sequence:
1. Form the base of the panel from the sticks.
2. Fasten the middle with threads.
3. Start braiding the sticks with thread, as shown in the photo, changing the thread from time to time. Cut the threads, tie the ends and hide the knot from the wrong side of the panel.
4. When the work is completed, saw off the remaining ends of the sticks.
5. Hang the panel on the wall.
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6. Posters from the calendar
If you really like the pictures from the “expired” calendar, you can arrange them as a series of posters and hang them on the wall. As a rule, all illustrations for one calendar are executed in the same style, and together they will look great.
Stock up on the required number of frames of the right size, cut out the pictures from the calendar, insert them into the frames and hang them on the wall.
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7. Paper patchwork
A wall panel can be made using the paper patchwork technique - it is simpler than patchwork sewing from fabric, and the effect is interesting and unusual.
You will need:
- frame with glass;
- scheme for patchwork;
- several sheets of colored and patterned paper;
- ruler, pencil, scissors and glue.
Work sequence:
1. Select a scheme - for example, use this.
2. Draw the diagram on the base sheet in real size. Draw and cut out squares or other shapes from colored paper and stick them on a base sheet according to the pattern. When the sheet dries, the work can be inserted into the frame.
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8. Panel in the style of string art
String art is a technique for creating images from threads that are pulled onto cloves driven into the base. A detailed story about string art with an understandable master class is here.
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9. Scarf as a panel
A scarf or scarf can also act as a panel - both with a bright pattern and with a monochrome pattern. Choose the one that suits your interior. In this case, the scarf is simply nailed to the wall for 4 corners. Option - pull it on a wooden frame.
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10. Wallpaper murals
The pictures here are the remains of beautiful wallpaper. You can also use sheets of wrapping paper. Wallpaper or paper can be pulled onto a tablet purchased at an artist’s store, securing it with tape from the inside out will already be fine. For greater effectiveness, "paintings" can be framed.
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11. Panel pictures from fabric
A series of panels of fabric stretched on tablets can look very nice. You can use the rest of the fabric or specially pick up something in the store. pull the fabric on wooden tablets, securing it from behind with small carnations or staples, a stapler.
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12. Panel with "scales": a master class
For this huge panel, 687 cardboard circles were needed. Not the fastest job, but the result is impressive!
You will need:
- wooden tablet / board / thick cardboard for the base;
- a lot of whatman paper or other thick paper;
- a template circle and scissors;
- pencil and ruler;
- glue or stapler;
- molding for decoration.
Work sequence:
1. First you need to cut the circles. Draw them on a Whatman paper using a template and cut, cut, cut ...
2. Draw the base into strips with a width equal to the radius of the circle.Attach or glue the circles row by row, starting from the bottom.
3. When the entire base is full, align the parts of the circles that go beyond it and fix the circles around the edges. Glue the molding on top.
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13. Wooden panel with a world map: master class
Such panels are now in trend - and they cost a lot of money in the design. If you work hard, this panel can be done with your own hands. The main thing is to be able to handle a hammer and have small artistic abilities.
You will need:
- boards for panels, hammer and nails;
- paper, pencil, tracing paper;
- paint and brush.
Work sequence:
1. Assemble the base of the panel from the boards. Print on one large sheet or several ordinary world map.
2. Transfer the drawing to tracing paper, and from tracing paper, redraw it on the board, pressing the pencil on the board through the tracing paper to leave a mark.
3. It remains only to carefully paint the islands and continents along the contours.
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14. Panel-alphabet: master class
This panel is composed of three-dimensional blank letters - such are usually sold in stores for creativity. They are cardboard, foam, wooden - any suitable, most importantly - voluminous.
You will need:
- blank letters;
- paint and sponge or spray paint;
- strong glue.
Work sequence:
1. Color the letters and let them dry.
2. Now glue the letters in the sides so that you create a panel.
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15. Mosaic of patchwork
A great way to create an original panel, while at the same time to dispose of small shreds.
You will need:
- a tablet covered with thick paper;
- many different shreds;
- scissors and glue.
Work sequence:
Iron pieces of fabric and cut shreds from them - not necessarily the correct shape. Assemble the mosaic from shreds, planting them on glue. Leave spaces between the shreds.
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