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I painted them using Folk Art Pure Gold acrylic paint from Michael's.
I bought two wreaths, also from Michael's. An 18 inch and a 12 inch one. I off centered them.
I glued the shims spaced apart. As I went around the wreath, I started placing them further in.
As I got to the "short" side, I actually cut them.
I just filled in the spaces with shims.
After I glued them all on, it sat in my family room for about a week. I wasn't loving the center of it.
I asked my mom (the art teacher), if she had something I could use. I was thinking maybe large macrame beads or something. She happened to have a box full of wooden pieces. All different shapes and sizes. I picked varying sizes of what you see below.
I randomly glued them on. I glued them off the the side, where the shims meet in the (off) middle.
Here it is with the wooden things painted the same gold. At this point, I still needed to add some shims to the right to continue the uneven look.
Here it is! I hung up in my house to take the picture.
It's a loose interpretation of my inspiration, but I'm kind of liking it. It feels like a modern flower. If my sister likes it, it will be hung in her 'new' dining room.
Cost of project:
Wood shims $10
All other supplies $10 at Michael's using 40% coupons
Total cost about $20
What do you think?
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42 comments:
awesome!
Pretty cool I think you should keep it!
Love it.
I think it's awesome!!! It totally looks like a modern flower and I would definitely hang that in my dining room. As you know, I just started my blog, but after seeing your tutorial, I made my very own sunburst mirror just like yours (well, yours is definitely more polished looking and evenly spaced, but very similar to yours nonetheless). I will blog about it and will link to you so you can see it and get the credit for teaching me your skills :) Happy Tuesday! -Lisa - Turning Tables (Ali's sis)
SO SO awesome!!!! I love it :)
That is pretty cool! I am loving it!
You have such a modern taste! I love it...Love the project.
I like you're better than the original! Great creativity!!
yours..not you're...ok how typo's drive me nuts after I post them! LOL
Oh, I REALLY like this one! I think it looks great just the way it is!!
I LOVE this!!! What a great idea! It looks awesome!
Very creative! ! Can you please email me the paint color /brand of you gray wall??I love it! Aprilscraftnest at gmail dot com
What a great idea! So creative:) That inspiration image is one of my current favorites... so so pretty!
Love it, you could go in so many directions-glossy white or a hot pink would be fun too. I love me a low cost DIY.
Oh. WOW. Saw this on TT&J's facebook page. this is awesome. Excellent job!
You know what? I actually think yours is more organic and textural than the original piece. Especially under that light. I really like it!
Amazing! Looks great on that wall color!
Yay! Looks sooo chic on your beautiful walls! And finished in rapid time! xox!
Amazing! I really love how it turned out!! I'd want to keep it :)
That looks amazing! You are so creative to think of that.
what fun! reminds me of a sunflower. love the look of it! thanks for stopping by and the follow today. am following you now too! :) andiejaye @ crayonfreckles
The one home improvement item that frightens my husband the most is the - wait for it - the SHIM! *insert girlie screaming here* However, I feel no such bone-chilling terror. I love what you have created. I love asymmetrical images in artwork so this is top notch! Thanks for sharing! (And keep making things out of shims to scare my husband!) ;)
Wow, this turned out great! Laurel@chippingwithcharm
It looks absolutely incredible! Your pics of it look like they are from an art gallery or something. :-) Thanks so much for linking this up to Inspiration Friday this week!
Vanessa
WOW. i am so impressed.
This is such a creative and inspired project- love how it turned out. Well done! Would love for you to come share this at Feathered Nest Friday sometime :)
What a great take on the starburst! It turned out so great !
you are genius with those things!
Love your version! Very modern!
That is very clever.
Dee
I love how it turned out! Very chic, very modern. I hope your sister likes it!
I think it's awesome! Very creative way to come up with a knock off.
Great project...I like how it is assymetrical, too!
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yours looks great! Like the modern look!
super job! looks great,
gail
You know I love this piece! Thanks for linking it up with me, sweetie!
That is such a cool looking work of art!
very mod, i like it!
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Nice post.Thank you for sharing some good things!!
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