Stick Art Tutorial

I volunteer weekly with a group of young women.

We spend our time trying to improve ourselves, discuss spiritual topics, learn how to bake or sew and laugh hysterically every chance we get!

 

I wanted to do something crafty last time we met and

I found this COOL pic while scrolling through Pinterest.

It was made by a talented woman for a project she was doing but there weren't any instructions.

 :(

{sniff, sniff}

 

So, my girls and I made it up as we went along. =)

 

Here's how we did it.

1- We gathered some sticks and "cut" them to varying lengths using some big wire cutters. Then we arranged them into a heart.

 

2- Starting at the bottom, we wrapped a low-gage wire (I got 3 rolls for $1 at Dollar Tree) around each stick, leaving some space between each tier.

 

3- Once one side was complete, we cut the wire and started at the top of the other half of the heart.

 

4- We painted them any color we wanted with acrylic paint. They dried for 30 minutes before we added a bit of baker's twine to hang them on the wall.

 

That's it!

It was so fun to see everyone's own spin on it.

 

Thanks, Ellen, for inspiring us!