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The sun is shining, the grass has started growing again (our neighborhood smelled like freshly cut grass last Saturday) and flowers are blooming. Spring is here!!! I know that we don’t really have much of a winter in Southern California, but I still love Spring. It’s my favorite season here. The weather is wonderfully mild, the birds are singing and plants are bursting with new life. This DIY Push Pin Art sign is my homage to the new season. It’s going to be the centerpiece of my mantel as soon I figure out what to do with the rest of the space. 🙂 Want to know how easy it was to make?
DIY Push Pin Art
What you’ll need:
- White foam board
- Elmer’s school glue
- Craft paint (my color was Freshly Cut Grass)
- Sponge brushes
- Jumbo thumb tacks (I used about 1 1/2 packs) Oops, these aren’t pictured 🙂
What to do:
1. Squeeze glue all over the foam board and spread with sponge brush. Enlist helpers to get it done before the glue starts to dry.
2. While the glue is still tacky, paint over it with your chosen color. As the glue dries, it will crack and the white of the board underneath will show through, giving it a pleasant crackled look.
3. When the paint is completely dry, use a pencil to draw on your lettering. I just free-handed mine to say “Spring.” Follow your pencil lines and place the thumb tacks as close together as possible.
Ta Da! How easy is that?!? I love when a simple idea actually works! I almost feel original and creative with this one. 🙂 I can’t wait to finish my mantel and give Spring a happy welcome!
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Chrystal @ YUM eating says
That turned out to be a really cute project!
Nicole Burkholder says
Thanks! It just makes me smile every time I walk by the living room. I love how it looks like spring grass 🙂
Nicky says
This is a great project Nicole.
Nicole Burkholder says
Thank you. And so easy! 🙂
Aunt Bee says
That is so cute!
Nicole Burkholder says
It’s a bit of a stretch to call it “art” but I like it 🙂
Joanne T Ferguson says
G’day! Great idea! How cute for Spring!
Cheers! Joanne
Nicole Burkholder says
I was pretty proud of myself for this one 😉
Erlene says
Love this idea! I needed something for the top of my kitchen cabinets and I may just have to do this. Thanks for sharing it. Pinned
Nicole Burkholder says
That’s a great idea! It’s so inexpensive and easy you could change it up whenever you wanted to!
DesignedByBH says
I love it! Pinning, for sure! 🙂
– Brooke –
Angela says
I love this!! So simple and adorable! Pinned!
Kelly says
This is so cute! I really love the crackle effect on the paint – such an easy way to do it.
Wendy says
Cute idea, you’re getting quite crafty!!
Meg says
This is so cute! I have always wondered how the push pin crafts would turn out, and this is great!