DIY: TWINE IT UP
Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 8:24PM When I first moved into my apartment back in August, I realized that with all the little treasures I had collected over the years, I didn't have anything substantial enough to put up on my walls. The biggest problem was that one large empty space over the couches. I had a few pieces here and there, but they just weren't working. So instead of going out and buying expensive wall art, I decided to take measures into my own hands and create my own art- something that had personal meaning to me and that my guests would enjoy as much as I would.
While I was visiting the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, I noticed in one of the show rooms rows of fabric hung over twine and held up with clothes pins. It looked really beautiful even though it probably served more as a functional piece than an aesthetic one (which is hardly the kind of thing most people would remember from their trip to a world famous design center... but I suppose that's the kind of thing that stands out to me!) And I thought it would be a wonderful idea to string up some of my own things... so that's exactly what I did.
This is so easy to do! All you need is some twine, clothes pins, nails, a hammer and some pretty images that bring you joy. Tie each end of the twine to nails hung adjacent from one another, then start pinning away! I decided to take Polaroids with my friends and use them as my art! They love coming over and seeing themselves up on my wall.
Reader Comments (2)
OHMYGOODNESS. THIS IS SO CUTE. i love it!!! :)
I love this idea, but I was wondering.. how do you keep the clothespins from drooping and causing the pictures to spin around on the twine? I seem to be having this problem.