I’ve been on a DIY slump ever since my series of holiday crafting fails which include:
- making mittens from wool sweaters. They were uneven and not cute. I turned these into dusting mittens instead.
- stenciled canvas bags using doilies as patterns. The paint bled and ran.
- making glitter gift tags/making embossed gift tags. I couldn’t get crisp edges with the stencil.
Because of this string of failures, I’ve been too disheartened to craft. But this weekend, I dipped my toe back into the crafting pond. You would think that after many fails, my return to crafting would be carefully planned out and researched. Nope. I took on a low-effort project with high potential for instant gratification. Inspired by Young House Love, I made this.
Framed Z
I got the Z and the frame as Christmas gifts and the paper is from my craft stash. If you’re wondering how I made this (really?), here are the steps.
- Tape letter to paper. To ensure that the Z is on straight, make sure that the points of the zigzag pattern align with the bottom of the Z. To ensure that the Z is centered, make sure there is an even number of zigs on each side. The Z had varying widths from top to bottom. I decided to center the top side since the eye sees from top to bottom.
- Turn frame over and place paper face down into the frame. Make sure that the Z is somewhat centered in the frame.
- Use the cardboard backing that came with the frame, press down on the paper until the pins on the back of the frame poke through the paper.
- Carefully rip the paper around the perimeter of the frame backing.
- Fold down frame pins and voila, you have an objet d’art.
Tools I could have used but didn’t: scissors, ruler
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