I had a sample piece of wood laminate (from my last shopping trip to SCRAP) and it happened to fit perfectly into one of my unfinished frames.   I was looking for a project for a while and stumbled upon this PIN on Pinterest showing a framed giraffe silhouette cut from decorative paper.  It sparked many ideas and I began sketching them out.  I happened to need a bit of wall art for my bathroom, so I landed on the idea of a sand dollar.  Instead of using decorative paper, I decided to make the sand dollar out of felt with a bit of embroidery detailing.  I painted the frame a nice aqua color and then glued the finished piece to the wood laminate backer.  In very little time, I now have a nice piece of handmade art for my bathroom wall.

giraffe inspiration

Original PIN inspiration

project start painting the frame

Painting the frame

painted frame

Wood laminate piece inserted into frame

start of sand dollar start of sand dollar next

Starting to create the sand dollar in felt

finished sand dollar

Finished piece


2 responses to “Unconventional Art”

  1. Vishnu V Menon Avatar

    i just love ur blog name!

    1. spenkunas Avatar

      Thanks! Took a while to come up with a name, but I really like it too.

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