DIY Artwork Display

Alright, ya’ll! This maaay be the easiest, cheapest, quickest, cutest, most functional DIY ever (only a sliiiight exaggeration)! 

Quick Backstory

We have an extra room in our house that the kids & I have now dubbed “our office”. I have a desk on the other side of the room & they have theirs! 

I wanted artwork to fill the blank wall but something that also spoke to THEM! What better than their very own work?!

Because Christmas tree garland is EVERYWHERE right now, I decided to repurpose it as a simple, aesthetic, artwork display. I LOVE how this turned out especially because I can quickly & easily switch out their artwork as they do new stuff! 

Supplies

• Super glue
  • This time I used Gorilla Glue & its working just fine but next time I will probably use Krazy Glue because it dries faster.
• Tiny Clothes Pins
  • I had these on hand but Im fairly certain I bought these at the dollar store. If you dont feel like hunting them down, there are good options on Amazon. 
• Christmas Tree Garland
  • I found this 6ft, wood, beaded garland at a store called “Pop Shelf” for FIVE DOLLARS. I dont know if you could beat that if you made it yourself!
• Picture Nails & a Hammer

The Process

• Stretch out your garland on a flat surface
• Determine where you will glue your pins
  • I knew I’d likely be hanging artwork on 8.5″ x 11″ sheets of paper so I spaced out my pins accordingly 
• Mark where you will glue your pins
• Glue your pins & let dry
  • TIP: make sure your pins are facing the correct direction (note which way you will hang o your garlandbefore gluing your pins)
• Hang your garland
  • I used picture nails to hang the garland; because this is not very heavy, that should be plenty to support the weight. 
• Pin your artwork! 

Other Applications

• Christmas card display 
• Photo display
• NOTE: for these applications I would use more pins & glue them closer together

I hope you found this helpful! & good luck to you!!

Love,

Kai