Dried Flowers Wall Art – Shanty 2 Chic

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DIY Dried Flowers Wall Art

Materials

This material list is for one frame.

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Building The Frames

Step 1: Ripping the Plywood

I started by ripping a full sheet of 3/4″ plywood in half with my Kreg Accu-Cut. I love this tool so much for making full sheets of plywood more manageable on the table saw.

Once the plywood was cut to a more manageable size, I brought it over to my table saw to make the exact cuts.

Step 2: Painting the Plywood

With the plywood cut to size, I painted 2 coats of white paint on the entire front side of the board. I used our favorite cabinet and furniture paint.

Step 3: Cutting the Trim Boards

While the paint was drying on the plywood, I got to work on the trim boards. I measured and cut the 1×2 boards to size on my miter saw.

Step 4: Staining the Trim Pieces

To make the finish of this project the easiest, I chose to stain my trim boards before attaching them to the panel. I used a combination of Rustic Brown and White Wash Pickling stains.

I applied one coat of the White Pickling Stain to all of the boards.

Once that was dry, I applied one coat of the Rustic Brown stain.

Step 5: Attaching the Trim

When the stain was completely dry, I used my brad nailer with 1 1/4″ brad nails and wood glue to attach the side trim pieces first.

Then, I attached the top and bottom pieces the same way.

Time to bring in inside, out of the heat, and make it pretty!

Creating the Jute Design

Step 1: Hot Glueing the Jute

I found 4.5mm jute rope on Amazon. One roll was enough for one frame. I started by creating a knot at the end of the jute and hot glueing it to the bottom left corner of my frame.

You may need to hold the knot in place for a bit until it dries. I used my scissors to hold it in place.

From there, pull the rope the entire length of the frame, fold the end in half to make a loop and glue the loop to the opposite end of the frame.

I repeated these steps until I had about 14 rows of jute.

To create a little bit of variation in the rope pattern, I decided to make the next section of rows split into three sections. First, I started with a new knot and glued it in place. I repeated the steps before but only had the rows go 1/3 of the way across the board and tied another knot at the end of that first, small section.

I continued the same steps to create a short section of rows on the right side of the frame.

Then, completed the short middle sections. This is what my jute pattern looked like at that point.

I finished with one more long section of rows until I was about half way up the frame.

Adding Dried Florals

Step 1: Weaving the Stems

I found the dry flowers on Amazon and loved the variety of neutral colors. They had so many to choose from, I just picked my favorite varieties of color.  I cut some of the long stems down and arranged them in the pattern that I liked.

To weave in each stem, I randomly picked up jute pieces and weaved the stems under the jute until I had the design looking the way I liked it best.

Hanging the Frames

Step 1: How to Hang the Frames

To hang the frames, I chose to use large command strips. You can use screws or nails but these frames are not heavy and I’m all for finding effective short cuts 😉

I love how my new custom frames look with the dried flowers! It adds the perfect touch of natural colors that I wanted in my master bedroom!

I love that these can be completely customizable too. You can change the color or texture of the jute and use any color of dried stems.

If you are a flower lover and grow your own you could even use your own. Just hang them upside down for air-drying before weaving them.

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Create this Dried Flowers Wall Art, an easy DIY that can be customized to fit any space! For the full set of printable plans, including the supply list click here!

• Miter Saw

• Kreg Accu-Cut

• Brad Nailer

• Hot Glue Gun

• Scissors

• Table Saw (optional)

• 1 23.5″ x 23.5″ Hardwood Plywood
• 2 1x2x8 Pine or Common Boards
• 1 1/4″ Brad Nails
• Paint
• Stain
• Jute Rope
• Hot Glue Sticks
• Dried Stems