Peg People Wall Art
WHAT YOU NEED:
- A sheet of
black foam board
- 10 old school
wooden clothes pegs
- 2 oval plates
to use as a templates – one slightly larger than the other (they should both be
big enough to fit all your pegs lined up inside)
- A craft knife
& cutting mat
- Acrylic
paints & paint brushes (it helps if you have some
brushes with very fine tips!)
- Hot glue gun
(or PVA)
- A sheet of
white paper
- A sheet of
blue paper (or any colour you like!)
- Glue stick
- Scissors
- String or
picture hanging wire
- Strong tape
WHAT TO DO:
1.First, get the base ready for your wall
decoration.Use the larger oval plate
and trace around the edges onto the foam board.Then very carefully cut around the oval outline using a craft knife and
cutting board.Get an oldie to help here
as this part could be tricky!
2.Trace the large oval outline again onto your
white paper.Then draw a wavy outline
inside the oval outline to create a cool border.Cut out around your wavy border, and glue
your white piece of paper onto the middle of the black piece.
3.Last of all, get your sheet of blue paper and
trace the smaller oval template onto it.Cut out your blue over and glue it over the white wavy border.You should now have a black border with a
white wavy border inside and a blue middle – and your base is complete!
4.Now is the fun part – paint each of your pegs
up as a person.Give them different
outfits, hair colours etc to make them look really cool.Then let the paint dry thoroughly.
5.Once the paint has dried on your clothes peg
people, glue them onto your base using a hot glue gun or PVA glue.
6.To hang your wall decoration, make a loop out
of string or picture hanging wire and attach it to the back of your foam board
with some strong tape, then hang on a hook on your wall!