How to Decorate a Picket Fence Wall
A picket fence wall can be an attractive accent in a sunroom, breakfast nook or on a patio. You can also use a picket fence panel as a headboard or the back of a daybed. Paint wooden picket fence walls white so that the colors in the embellishments will stand out. Whether you are an accomplished artist and crafter or a novice, you can decorate a picket fence wall to complement your décor. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- Pencil
- Acrylic paint
- Artist's brushes
- Stencils
- Rubber stamps
- Stamp pads
- Templates
- 22-gauge craft wire
- Wire cutters
- 4mm and larger glass beads
- Finishing nails
- Hammer
- Dried flowers
- Floral glaze
- Raffia
- Scissors
Instructions
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Paint a trailing vine across the face of the pickets on the picket fence wall. Draw the vine by making a wavy line across the pickets with a light pencil and then use a fine artist's paint brush and green paint to go over the vine. You can use stencils or rubber stamps to make flowers and leaves along the vine.
Trace the outline of a row of flower pots along the base of the picket fence with a light pencil and templates. Paint the pots with acrylic paint in a variety of colors and designs. Use rubberstamps or stencils to paint flowers growing out of each pot.
Cut a length of 22-gauge craft wire to fit across the front of the picket fence wall, plus 4 inches. Cut a slightly longer wire if you wish the beaded strand to drape along the fence wall. Shape 2 inches at one end of the wire into a loop; wrap the end of the loop around the wire to secure it. Thread 4mm and larger glass beads along the length of the wire; make anther loop at the end. Hammer finishing nails into the pickets to hook the loops and hang the beaded wire.
Gather small bunches of dried flowers and herbs to hang on the pickets along the fence wall. Spray the dried material with floral glaze and let it dry; floral glaze will help the dried material last longer and keep it intact. Tie decorative strands of raffia or ribbon around the dried bunches. Hammer finishing nails into the pickets directly above the desired location of each hanging bunch. Hang the dried flowers upside down in random locations on the fence.
How to Draw and Paint: Acrylic Painting Techniques http://www.how-to-draw-and-paint.com/acrylic-painting.html
Artsparx: Stenciling http://www.artsparx.com/stenciling.asp
Rubberstamping: Rubber Stamping and Embossing http://www.rubberstampingfun.com/rubberstamping4page.html
Florage: Drying Flowers http://www.florage.com/drying_flowers.html
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Trace the outline of a row of flower pots along the base of the picket fence with a light pencil and templates. Paint the pots with acrylic paint in a variety of colors and designs. Use rubber stamps or stencils to paint flowers growing out of each pot.
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Cut a length of 22-gauge craft wire to fit across the front of the picket fence wall, plus 4 inches. Cut a slightly longer wire if you wish the beaded strand to drape along the fence wall. Shape 2 inches at one end of the wire into a loop; wrap the end of the loop around the wire to secure it. Thread 4mm and larger glass beads along the length of the wire; make anther loop at the end. Hammer finishing nails into the pickets to hook the loops and hang the beaded wire.
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Gather small bunches of dried flowers and herbs to hang on the pickets along the fence wall. Spray the dried material with floral glaze and let it dry; floral glaze will help the dried material last longer and keep it intact. Tie decorative strands of raffia or ribbon around the dried bunches. Hammer finishing nails into the pickets directly above the desired location of each hanging bunch. Hang the dried flowers upside down in random locations on the fence.
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