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“Let’s Go” Airplane String Art Tutorial

August 11, 2016 by Flight Wife 4 Comments


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Yay, my first tutorial! So excited to show you how I made this “let’s go” string art, it was really fun to make. Obviously I love travel and airplanes, so I created this string art to put up in our house.

Seriously, who doesn’t need one of these in their life?! I love it!

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Here’s what you’ll need to get started.

Materials:

16×24 wood board (I made this board out of cutting a 1x6x8 into pieces and nailing them together in back.)

Nails (I used 1.5″ galvanized framing nails)

Printouts: (Yay for free downloads!) Tip: Print on regular paper, not cardstock like me. You will thank yourself later. Also, print 2 copies of each.

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String – You can use whatever you like, I chose crochet thread because it was cheap and came with a lot.

Hammer

Hot Glue (optional)

Lots of patience 🙂




Once you have your materials, let’s get started! Start with your board, here’s what mine looked like all fresh and ready to be attacked:

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Cut the paper out and place it on the board where you like it. Then put a couple nails through the “let’s” part. You don’t have to tape the paper, it’ll stay once you start nailing.

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When you get to areas that are in the cracks, just move the nail to one side or the other, or you could split the wood. I kept my nails at about a 1/2 inch distance. It doesn’t have to be perfect! This is the part that takes the longest, so put on a show or play some music – but the hammering can also get pretty loud. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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Once you have the design nailed down, start ripping that paper off! Yay! (Don’t worry, I’m not bleeding, that’s just wood stain!)

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If you’re like me, when you finally get all the paper off, it’s going to look like just a big jumble of nails. This is why we made 2 copies! Use the other copy as a guide for where to place the string.

Start by tying a knot on one of the nails, and start stringing! Here’s the string I used:

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If you mess up, don’t worry. Just unwind the string and change it a little. When the letter ends, knot the string again. You can also use hot glue to keep the knot from coming undone. As you can see below, my airplane came out a little different from the picture. I could have re-strung it, but I didn’t hate it, so there it is!

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Once you are finished, you will have this beautiful piece of art to put somewhere in your home!

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So cute!

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If you have any questions, let me know in the comments. Have fun!

Xoxo,

The Flight Wife



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Comments

  1. Lori says

    August 11, 2016 at 4:47 pm

    Well done you! That’s just all kinds of cute.

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    • Flight Wife says

      August 12, 2016 at 3:56 pm

      Thank you! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Sandra says

    August 11, 2016 at 6:52 pm

    Love this!!! I’m not sure if I have the patience, but I’d love to make one!!

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    • Flight Wife says

      August 12, 2016 at 3:57 pm

      Hi Sandra! Totally understand, haha. Although, total time was probably 3 hrs. (broken up for each step, and because I have kids, lol) so it wasn’t too bad!

      Reply

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