Fabric Wall Art

Buying wall art can be expensive. Occupying large walls with little cash seems impossible at times. Well, here is a solution that will make your empty walls and wallets more full.



This craft is fun and simple to make. Here is what you will need:

Wood to build a frame (we used 2x4s from Home Depot)
Decorative fabric (amount will depend on how big you want it to be, we used 1.5 yards)
Staple Gun
Interfacing (optional. We used it to make our fabric more substantial)

We started out by building our frame the size we wanted the art to be. If you have a saw you can cut the wood at 45 degree angles to create a picture frame.

After the frame was built we stretched our interfacing over the frame and started stapling. Its best to get at least one staple in the middle of one side then staple on the opposite side to create tension. Continue stapling along the edges and switch off opposite sides occasional to keep the interfacing taut.

Once the interfacing is done, repeat the same process with the fabric. The corners were a little tricky but we used the "wrapping paper" technique and just acted like we were wrapping a present then stapled the extra fabric on the back corner.

If you have a design on your fabric, you may want to continually check that the pattern is centered.

So...if you want a fun thrifty project to fill up those empty walls this is a great way to make a statement without breaking the bank.