Seasonal Wall Art
Fall Leaf Wall Art With Paper Leaf Shapes
Cut paper leaves in four warm tones, score a center vein so each one lifts, and glue them at a single point in a loose diagonal drift across a cream background.
Tutorials
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Seasonal Wall Art
Seasonal Wall Art: A Swap System for One Set of Frames
Keep one set of frames on the wall all year and rotate four small sets of same-size inserts through them. Covers palettes, simple motifs, labeling and flat storage.
Wall Art Techniques
How to Arrange a Gallery Wall With Paper Templates
Plan a gallery wall on the floor, trace each piece onto paper, mark the hanger points and tape the templates up, so the layout is settled before anything is hung.
Wall Art Techniques
How to Hang Lightweight Wall Art Without Guesswork
A careful method for hanging light handmade pieces: weigh the piece, identify the wall, choose hardware its manufacturer rates for both, check for wires and pipes, then mark and level.
Wall Art Techniques
How to Measure Your Wall and Choose the Right Art Size
Work out the right width, height and spacing for a piece before you make it, using common sizing rules of thumb, a worked sofa example and a painter's tape outline on the wall.
Geometric Wall Art
Arches and Circles: Geometric Wall Art With Simple Curves
Draw clean arches, circles and half circles with string, a pencil and a few bowls, then paint them or cut them from paper. Includes centering, even band widths and three balanced layouts.
Geometric Wall Art
Folded Paper Geometric Wall Art: 3D Shapes on a Grid
Score and fold small paper squares into identical pyramids or tents, then mount them on a pencil grid in one color or a gradient so light and shadow form the pattern.
Geometric Wall Art
Geometric Triangle Wall Art: Planning a Repeating Pattern
Draw a pencil grid, add one diagonal per square, and plan three or four colors on a thumbnail so no matching triangles touch. Then paint the pattern or fill it with cut paper.
Fabric Wall Art
How to Stretch Fabric Over a Canvas for Instant Wall Art
Wrap patterned or textured fabric around a stretched canvas: how much overlap to allow, the center-outward stapling order, neat corner folds, and keeping the pattern straight.
Fabric Wall Art
Fabric Scrap Collage: Wall Art From Leftover Pieces
A no-sew textile collage made from leftover fabric: sort scraps by color and value, cut simple shapes, overlap them on a covered board, and fix them with glue or fusible web.
Fabric Wall Art
Fabric Wall Art in Embroidery Hoops: A Simple Trio
Use three embroidery hoops as round frames for fabric: pick a pattern, a texture and a solid that share a palette, tension them tight, and hang them as a cluster.
Textured Wall Decor
Cardboard Relief Wall Art: Layered Shapes Painted One Color
Stack cut cardboard shapes on a board in two or three height levels, seal the edges, and paint everything one matte color so the shadows carry the design.