It's WISE to DIY: Thrify Ideas for the Do-It-Yourselfer

After She Cuts Up This Aluminum Baking Sheet, She Creates Beautiful and Surprising ART With It!

Supplies:

  • disposable aluminum cookie sheets
  • patterns
  • knitting needle
  • paint brush
  • acrylic paints
  • spray primer
  • cork bulletin coard
  • thumbtacks

Directions:

First you have to cut out your squares and “hem” the sides by folding them down.

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Next, download the free patterns and trace them onto your squares with a knitting needle.  Use the other end of the paintbrush to make indentations where you want them.

After you finish the pattern, spray it with a light coat of the primer, let that dry and start painting the indented parts first.

Then use a base color to paint the raised parts.

They look beautiful when they are fully painted!

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You can line them up on a cork board and fix them to the board with thumbtacks.  Frame and hang!

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What is the most unusual material you ever made art from?

Thank you to suzysitcom for this great idea and beautiful pics!  You can see more about this craft on her site.


4 Comments

  1. Best idea I’ve seen in a long time. Can’t wait to try this

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