Fun Tree String Art

If you have a box of nails and a skein of yarn, you can make an awesome tree, too!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/fun-tree-string-art • Posted by PJJazzyJess

Wall-sized string art tree.

You will need

1000 Finishing Nail(s) (or maybe 500, it was hard to keep track!) 1 or 2 Skeins of Yarn depending on the size of your shape. Some Paper to map out your design. Scotch Tape to tape your paper to the wall. Hammer Scissors

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Description

Wall-sized string art tree.

Instructions

1. 

   Start by taping paper to the wall to create your shape.

2. 

   Keep going until you have the shape you want!

3. 

   Now start pounding nails around the edge of the shape. Pound them in enough that they don't wiggle, but not so far that you can't wind the string around them.

4. 

   Now, start winding yarn around the nails to create the string patterns. I went in sections, tearing off the paper as I went.

5. 

   On the thicker parts like the trunk, I added some nails in the center to create some more interesting shapes when winding the yarn around the nails.

6. 

   Keep going until you get the desired shape! This is how far I got with one skein of yarn.

7. 

   I wanted to fill it in a little more, so I got a second skein of yarn. It wasn't the same exact color, but I just added it throughout so it blended in. I liked that the two colors added a little more dimension!

8. 

   I thought it looked a little plain, so I bought some mini-canvases, and painted some happy little birds!

9. 

   Voilá, you made a tree!