As you may know, every month I make a diy for the Dutch magazine Fashionista. For this issue I made an artwork with used postcards. I love to receive nice postcards from friends and family for my birthday or just spontaneously (those are the best)! When it's a nice looking postcard I often keep it on a pinboard or on my refrigerator. But after a while you might get bored with them and throw them away, such a waste! Especially when you received it from someone you love. With this diy, you can keep those lovey postcards as an artwork on your wall!
This is what you do:
- Collect a couple of postcards and make a nice (colour coordinated) selection.
- Use a ruler and a pencil to draw triangles on the back of the postcards & cut them out. I made triangles of 4x5 cm and 10x15 cm. Cut some of them in halve so you can make a rectangle with them later on.
- Create a nice pattern with the triangles and make a rectangle. When you're satisfied you can glue the artwork onto a piece of paper.
- When it's dry, cut out your artwork and put it into a frame. I used a frame with double glass so it looks a little bit like it's floating.
Give the artwork a nice place in your home so every time you look at it, it will remind you of some great moments and great people!
Pictures by Marij Hessel
Super gedaan!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenWat een leuke DIY, leuk bedacht en staat mooi op het plankje bij de rest van je interieur!
BeantwoordenVerwijderenI love your idea + postcard art, Marij! I am obsessed with geometric shapes, so I can't wait to try this out. It'll be a great way to repurpose some favorite postcards which retired from the wall.
BeantwoordenVerwijderenJules