Mother Nature knows best! When Autumn comes, she brings out the beautiful colours of the change of season. A great way to enjoy the season and these colours is to bring it inside your home through an autumn inspired wall art. Get your tools, gather your materials and start crafting.

One of a kind wall art

If your wall looks too dull or boring, why not dress it up? No, you don’t have to paint or replace the wallpaper –you can do better than that with a one of a kind wall art. With Autumn here enjoy the earthly beauty in a wall art. It can make a beautiful focal point of any room, be it your bedroom or your living room to awe your guests.

Ready to go crafting? Read on.

Here are the materials you will need:

• 12 x 12 Polystyrene board
• Bark sheets from any tree
• Twigs of different thickness
• Acrylic craft paint – black and brown
• Paint brush
• Heavy duty scissorsor secateurs
• Glue gun and sticks
• Velcro hangers
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Old candle
• Knife

Once you have gathered this, you’re ready to make your very own version of Autumn wall art.

Instructions:

1. Paint the edges of the foam sheet with colour black. Include the top edge of the foam sheets too.
2. Using heavy duty scissors or secateurs cut the bark sheets of a tree to 30cm by 30cm.
3. Attach the bark sheets to the front of polystyrene board. Use your glue gun and stick. Use weights such as a heavy book to hold the bark while the glue hardens.
4. Paint the front of the remaining board with colour brown.
5. Cut twigs to 30cm long. Again, using a glue gun, glue the twigs to your foam square until the entire surface is covered. Let it dry and trim uneven edges.
6. Use Velcro hangers to hang your wall art.

You can use one30cm by 30cm polystyrene board or use 3 boards for better interior design results. Congratulations for successfully bringing the outdoors in!

Need polystyrene for your next art project? Contact Polystyrene Central for your needs. We offer top quality polystyrene boards. We even deliver it to you. Ring us now for a free quote.

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