Look around a fabric store and youll find lots of different material that features cool shapes. There, youll find cloth with cartoon character images, outdoor themes, geometric shapes and more. Youll be thrilled to find out just how easy it is to turn those images into unique wall hangings for any room of the house.
Cut the shape out of the chosen fabric and select the picture frame you want to use. A frame which is missing its glass, or has a broken glass, is perfect since the wall hangings need no glass covering.
Glue fabric or decorative paper to the cardboard piece which comes with the picture frame. If there is no cardboard piece simply cut one to fit and cover it with the selected fabric or paper. Scrapbook paper gives you lots of choices for creating a background theme for the wall hanging. If youre using fabric select something that isnt stretchy, and is somewhat thin. Choose the fabric carefully. For example, if you select a solid white cloth it might not look white after you glue it to a brown cardboard piece. Place the cloth image on the background in the area where you want it. Use hot glue to attach the fabric to the background cloth or paper. Glue down nearly the entire image but leave an opening so you can stuff the fabric to give it a 3-d appearance. Stuff cotton, cotton balls, fiberfill or similar things inside the fabric. Dont overstuff it; just add enough to give the image a fuller look. Use a skewer, pencil or other implement to push in the stuffing. When youre finished stuffing it simply glue down the remainder of the fabric. You cant leave the edges of the design unfinished so choose a very small-diameter cord or roping to surround it. Choose something that does not unravel when you cut it for best results. Select an area of the image to start, glue the cord around the perimeter, then glue the ends together. Its important that the ends be glued together flawlessly in order to pull off the look. Use childrens fabric to make a childs wall hanging or use cloth with fruit images to make a picture for the kitchen. You can easily make 3-d wolf pictures, lighthouses, hearts, shells, pets and other wall hangings simply by starting with images cut from fabric. Further embellish the pictures by gluing rickrack, lace, ribbon, roping or other materials around the inside perimeter of the frame itself, on the background fabric. They finished pictures are adorable and truly unique!
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