Sunday, February 6, 2011

Crepe paper ruffle wall art

The wall above my bed is blank. Depressingly blank. I have plans for a headboard eventually, but that is probably a long way off. Taking an idea I loved from another blog, I picked up some crepe paper streamers, blank canvas, and made some quick wall art.


With a black/white/gray room I decided to go with a maroon punch of color. I'll be honest, I was looking for dark gray crepe paper. Sadly, the party supply store had a very limited color selection...very limited...like 18 colors (may seem like a lot, but it isn't, trust me). A bit of luck, my second choice color (maroon) was on clearance, yay!

Next step was to set the ruffles. Just wanting a quick weekend craft, I went with the quick and painless method: crinkle up the streamers, lay some Mod Podge, and stick the streamers down.


Like I said, this was a quick project. I made two of these, both were finished in a little over an hour.



It adds a nice punch of color to the room. Total cost about $9 for the materials needed.