Introduction: Easily Create Beautiful Decor With Scrap Wood and String

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Beautiful decor doesn't have to cost a fortune. With just a piece of scrap wood, string, and nails, you can create this piece of art in under an hour and it will give your space a wonderful vintage feel.

Supplies

Piece of scrap wood
Small nails
Hammer
Paint
String
Paper flowers
Chalk

Step 1: Start the Art

I grabbed a piece of scrap wood for this project along with some vintage string I had in a beautiful shade of pink. I always loved the look of string art and thought it would be fun to do a simple heart.

Step 2: Draw the Heart

I started by drawing a heart on the board with chalk. The best part about using chalk is that you can keep redrawing until you get it just how you like it.

Step 3: Hammer in the Nails

Once I had a heart shape that worked, I began hammering in nails about half an inch apart around the outline.

Step 4: Finish the Nails

I kept going until the entire heart was covered in nails. The only ones I strategically placed were the two at the points; one at the top and one at the bottom.

Step 5: Paint the Wood and Nails

With all of the nails in place, I gave the entire board, nails and all, a coat of white paint. I purposefully put the nails in first so that I could paint them white and have them blend into the board.

Step 6: Start the String

There were several different ways I could have added the string to the heart. I could have gone around the outside weaving it around the nails but I wanted to fill the heart in so went from top to bottom.

I started my pattern by tying the end of the vintage pink sting to the nail at the top point.

Step 7: Pull the String

Next, I looped it around the bottom point making sure to push the string down so that it was close to the wood.

Step 8: Loop the String

After looping it around the bottom nail, I went to the next nail at the top working to the left first.

Step 9: Complete the Left Side

Each time I went back to the bottom, I always looped it around the same middle point nail. This created the fan pattern I was looking for on each side of the heart.

Step 10: Complete the Right Side

After finishing the left, I used the same piece of string and started working my way to the right in the same way.

Step 11: Finish the Heart

When I had completed the entire heart, I tied a knot at the bottom point and tucked the end under the strings.

Step 12: Add Flowers

A few little paper flowers finished off my new piece of vintage-inspired string art.

Step 13: Finished Art

This project was quick, easy, and didn’t cost me a thing. It was a win-win!

If you have some scrap wood laying around and a pile of nails, give it a whirl. Another pretty variation would be to paint the board pink or red and use white string to create your heart.

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