Metal Wall Art

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We have seen projects aplenty for creating wooden wall signs, but how about giving metal a try? Morena from Morena’s Corner shares at Crafts Unleashed how she was inspired to make a couple of pieces of metal wall art from inexpensive rusted metal sheets. Here’s from Morena: “I have a passion for all things retro, especially metal wall art.  Originals are pricey, and reproductions can get expensive, too. Why not make your own?”

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Windowpane Beach Lantern

Wendy from Craft Goodies is a big time lover of lanterns. Wendy says, “I love the atmosphere created by lanterns and the sweet reminder they are of walking the beach and seeing the glow of a lighthouse in the distance.” After months of pondering how to create the perfect lantern, Wendy built this large wooden [...Read More]

Aged Metal Nursery Letters

Becky from Dwelling Room Interiors layered paints to give some letters from Joann’s the look of aged metal. After giving the letters a coat of black paint, Becky rubbed on a metallic finish and then lightly blotted them with some brown acrylic paint.  I love how Becky combined different sized letters and styles and arranged [...Read More]

Wire Storage Shelf with Hook

Lisa from Serendipity Chic Design turned a $2.00 wire basket from Goodwill into her own hanging storage shelf. She simply gave the basket a coat of black spray paint and then got to work on creating the numbered hook. Amazingly, the number is just an image she printed from the internet and then decoupaged to [...Read More]

Framed Garden Gate Art

Jill from Made it on Monday turned a garden gate from Home Depot into a chic piece of art for her wall. This is a fairly simple project that is mostly comprised of staining, painting, and sanding to achieve that aged finish. I love the color combination of the blue frame against the golden brown [...Read More]

Fabric Magnet Board

Tracy from Beneath My Heart made this adorable magnet board by wrapping an aluminum sheet with fabric and finishing with a bow and ribbon. Totally cute! She had a little girl’s room in mind when she made this one. What a perfect place to display a precious drawing! Tracy was inspired by the Magnetic Board [...Read More]

Numbered Terra Cotta Planters

Jo from Smile Monsters made these galvanized numbered planters by spray painting some inexpensive terra cotta pots. I love how she added a wash of black paint after spray painting them silver to add depth and texture. Her original inspiration came from the Galvanized Numbered Pots from Farmhouse Wares. Go to Smile Monsters for the [...Read More]

Fishing Weights

Tracy from Tracy’s Trinkets and Treasures really thought outside the box when she was trying to replicate some fishing weights to display with some books she received from her father-in-law.  You will never guess what she used to create these! Her original inspiration were these $99 Fishing Weights from Restoration Hardware. Go visit  Tracy’s Trinkets [...Read More]