I’m really happy with how my letters turned out! I’m glad I decided on the string art and making them so colorful. It really fits well in my studio! I’ve seen several string art projects around lately and love them all. String art is time-consuming, but the end result is beautiful and well worth the effort. When I decided to turn my last set of studio wall letters into string art, it wasn’t before going through several other ideas first. When going around curves you will not have an even number of nails across from each other. You will need to wrap one nail multiple times as you zig zag.

If you wish to make decals, insert the sheet into a smooth plastic sheet protector (the kind you get for binders) and make your design as you would with the reverse decal method TIP: Hold the string taught the entire time you are wrapping. If you loosen it, your hard work will unravel. Choose where you want to start your string and tie the string in a knot around a nail, just underneath the nail head. Add a dab of white glue to the knot. Don’t trim off the excess string right away, allow the glue to set while you move on to the next step.

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TIP: Occasionally the trailing end of your string may tangle. Because you must keep the string taught to avoid unravelling your project, place a heavy object on your string (I used my drill) so that your hands can be freed to untangle the end. By the way, you can use a foam board and needles instead of a wooden board and small nails. This option is easier to make, but it is much more unstable and fragile. Besides, it is usually used for string art for kids because it is safer.

If you master it, you can then buy a more complicated, customized pattern and improve your skills. You can also look into the internet for more string art inspirations. For a simple DIY string art project you will need these materials:Nails on the sheet appear with the Proximal Nail Fold (PNF)/base of the nail at the top and the free edge at the bottom The decor in my studio is all about colors. Lots and lots of color, so when deciding on the string art design, I decided to use two colors on each letter. My tutorial focuses on using these MDF letters, which are hard to hammer into. For that reason I used a simple power drill with the smallest drill bit to make the holes. I also used glue and what seemed like a gazillion small nails. For this string art you will need: If you follow along here, you know that I have a studio and that I have already created these flower wall letters and these burlap wall letters to go over my windows. The final letters, C-R-A-F-T, finished off the walls over the far right window.