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Make A Pretty Art Display Board

Hi everyone! I am in the middle of giving a bedroom makeover to the room Little and Oldest share. The bedroom is  getting a new look top to bottom, and it’s kind of fun to do something really cool and colorful, and with lots of  goodies! I wanted to share the  projects as I go along, until the big reveal.One of the first projects was to Make A Pretty Art Display Board made out of foam core and clothes pins! At about $8 without the cost of the artwork, it’s lots of bang for your buck!

How to make an $8 foam core art display board with Love art works and clothespine

The first thing I did was buy super thick foam core from the craft store. It was $5.99 for a big piece which was perfect!

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The other $2 was on paint and clothes pins. 🙂 I made a template out of newspaper, not realizing until later that it was the obituaries. That’s some classy crafting  for you. I traced over my lines to make sure I cut it out along the right lines.

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I did have a few re-traces. That’s where the dark, marker lines help.

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After that I painted the entire thing one of he room colors and let dry. Once it was totally dry, I traced a rectangle in pencil to the inside of the edges.

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I painted the inside rectangle gold so the art work would pop out.

A wooden, heart-shaped art display board painted in gold and turquoise with two clothespins delicately attached, resting elegantly on a white cloth and wooden surface. Make A Pretty Art Display Board

Then I painted the clothes pins the same color gold and after they were dry, hot glued them on the board.I made sure I measured the correct spacing for the art work I picked. I also used a gold sharpie to outline the board. I just followed  the edge about a 1/4 inch in. It’s not perfect, but I still like the way it turned out.

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Once everything was dry,I hung it up and clipped in the art work!

Decorative floral artwork featuring an ornate "L" on a colorful background, elegantly showcased on an art display board with a stylish teal and brown frame. Make A Pretty Art Display Board

I picked this amazing print from Katie Daisy’s shop The Wheatfield.

Decorative wall art display board featuring the word "Love" with floral patterns, mounted on a shaped blue-green frame.

I love her shop and artwork! She is super talented and amazing.

How to make an $8 display board our of foam core and clothes pins

And she was super-sweet to ship it to me quickly too! I can’t wait to order a few more of her prints to switch them out.Little loves her print and her $8 art display board and the way her part of the room is coming along! And the nice thing is it’s really light so if she happens to knock it down it shouldn’t hurt that much. 🙂

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8 Comments

  1. I really love this, Jennifer! You made such a beautiful display board for a little bit of money {which is always great}. It seems even easy enough for someone like myself who is not very artistic. Love the colors you used on your board and the artwork looks great on it.

    1. Hi, may I know what you use to cut the super thick foam core? Thanks in advance =)

      1. I just used a craft knife to carefully score my marks. After that it kind of snaps.

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