Dollar Store DIY Decorating Idea

Thanks to my friend, Liz, for sharing this awesome inexpensive DIY Wall Art Idea for The Frugal Fairy Fans!

After unexpectedly having to refinish my whole bath due to a plumbing disaster, I wanted to decorate the new area without spending a lot of money.

First, I found a ceramic pig with wings from the Home Store that I fell in love with and a theme was born.  After all, I always knew I would get a new bathroom when pigs could fly.

Here is a pic of the pig with wings that was the inspiration:

The pig looks great on my new marble vanity top.  I decided French country and an animal motif would work well together.

At a dollar store I found old beat up tin plaques of farm animals.  I decided to make a collage of them but didn’t want to hang them directly on the wall but rather to present them so to speak.

At a fabric store I got a remnant of coarsely woven black fabric for $1.00.  I also purchased several yards of black ribbon.  I created a method of holding the tins on the remnant by using ribbon to make a type of “photo corners”.   I glued them to the remnant around each tin’s corners.  (If your art work is a little heavier, you could top stitch the ribbon “photo corners” to the remnant. I then wrapped the mounted collage around foam core and glued in place.  I stitched a length of ribbon to each of the top two corners.  I put some very inexpensive picture mounting bracket from Michaels on the back and hung the picture.  I tied a bow with the ribbons and secured over the picture with a push-pin.

The Finished Product:

The whole project cost around $12. (Can be much less if you have the materials on hand.)

Materials needed: