Materials Needed

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• Embroidery wreath
• Scissors
• Hot glue
• Old tshirt or sweater

How to Make Upcycled Wall Art

Cut your clothing featuring the image you want to use for your upcycled wall art. Just make sure there is extra fabric that is bigger than the embroidery hoop.

Separate an embroidery hoop into 2 pieces.

Place the smaller piece of the hoop behind your tshirt or sweater. Then place the top of the hoop over the shirt until it fits snugly with the back of the hoop. Tighten the hoop so that it stays in place.

Cut off any excess fabric and fold over the rest as shown. Hot glue or tape the fabric to stay in place.

This is a really easy way to use your favorite clothing, that may look a bit worn or is unwearable, and turn it into a fun art project. Keep it even more simple and let your kids do the cutting, tightening and folding. You can skip the hot glue gun and use tape instead.

Just hang up your wall art and you’ve got a sweet personalized decoration.

Check out more of our upcycled decor ideas! We previously made these sweater pumpkins, these vases made with lace and these fabric makeup organizers.

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This wall art is a great addition to a little boy or girls room! You can personalize it with different colors, patterns or letters from the birthday cards you or your kids have received. And since you can get all the materials from the dollar store you won’t need to spend a lot on this art project.

Materials Needed

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• Old birthday cards or decorative paper
• Wood canvas
• Paint in colors of your choice
• Mod Podge
• Paint brushes
• Scissors

DIY Wall Art Using Birthday Cards

Start by painting your wood canvas in a color of your choice. I chose pink and white to match my daughter’s birthday cards. Let your wood canvas dry.

In the meantime, cut out your birthday cards and use which pieces you want to use for your wall art. I cut out a ballerina and diamond pieces.

Position your card pieces on the wood canvas and use Mod Podge to glue them down.

Next, cover the board with Mod Podge and use a paint brush to spread the glue evenly. Let dry completely.

And there you have it! A completely simple DIY wall art using birthday cards.

Let us know if you have anymore upcycling ideas using birthday cards! We are fortunate to collect a lot over the years and we’d love to make some mementos.

Looking for more wall art ideas? I really love to make art that’s effortless but looks beautiful! Follow the tutorial for this easy abstract wall art, or check out this easy mermaid art or this easy lipstick art.

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I don’t know about you but we have SO MANY puzzles. The kids love them but once they outgrow them (or more likely lose half the pieces) it’s time to throw them away. But so many puzzles come in cute tin boxes. I wanted to upcycle the tin box into a gift box for Christmas. What’s great is you can do this with any tin container and any size. Even if you have a cookie tin, that you’re not using as a sewing kit haha consider upcycling it and filling it with gifts and treats.

Materials You’ll Need:

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• Any size tin box
• Paint color of your choice, we picked white.
• Paint brush
• Stamps and stamp pad
• Twine, ribbon or decorative bow

Repurposed Tin Gift Boxes

First thing to do it clean your tin box, Sometimes it’s full of finger prints or glue so just wipe it down.

Paint the entire outside of the tin box. Keep the inside clear of paint.

Let fully dry and reapply another coat. 2 coats is usually enough but wait until it’s fully dry to paint another coat.

Once dry the fun part starts. You can decorate the outside however you want! You can use stickers, stamps or even more paint.

I wasn’t sure who I was going to give the gift box to for Christmas so I just wrote “For You” on the front with some letter stamps. But this is the perfect time to get creative, I would love to learn calligraphy to be able to hand write someone’s name for that added personal touch.

Then you fill the inside of the repurposed tin gift box with tissue paper and you’re ready to go!

I added a decorative bow to the front and I was done!

I felt like the bow was cute but it just needed something extra, I chose to give it more of a rustic look by adding twine.

Isn’t the repurposed tin gift box just darling? I can’t wait to gift it for Christmas!

You May Like These Other Upcycled Ideas:

• Stacked Book Decor
• Upcycled Jewelry Boxes

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