YAY Wall Art Tutorial

By Mandi 05/20/2014

You guys!! Did you see this?!

People FREAKING Magazine!!

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I feel like the luckiest girl in the world that this is my life. I am so grateful for YOU, because without your love I would pretty much be writing to myself, and that just isnt as satisfying.

Today’s tutorial is the perfect extension of how I am feeling right now. Check out Alicia’s Office Makeover for the entire room reveal! The entire experience was just too cool.

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You will need:

(1) 2’x4’ piece of underlayment (thin plywood)

Painters Tape

Paint or a Paint Pen

Jigsaw

Start by drawing or tracing your letters onto the 2’x4’ sheet. (You can project the image below, or you can save it and resize it in a photo editor!)

YAY Wall Art Pattern Template

I used my favorite clear fabric ruler to make sure that the lines were straight. That thing needs to be buried with me.

Once you have your lines drawn, jig out the outside shapes.

Make sure that the lines on the inside letters are clear and easy to see.

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Tape along the outer edge of the letters (I always use this technique to seal the tape for a perfect line!)

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To paint the inside of the letters I we used black Sharpie Paint Pens, left over from the Faux Wallpaper Sharpie wall.

Peel off your tape and admire your handy work!

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To mount these to the wall, I used small finishing nails that I nailed through the black part of the letters into the wall. Then I touched them up with the paint pens.

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26 thoughts on “YAY Wall Art Tutorial”

  1. You deserve every ounce of success. I’m so pleased to see that people will REAL and unique talent like you are getting recognition.

    Congrats.

  2. Congratulations! Not a surprise though. You are such an inspiration and the recognition is well deserved!

    PS – I still have your episode of the Nate Berkus show on our DVR. It will never be erased as it gives me so many ideas and because…well it’s Nate!

  3. Girl, that is AMAZING!!! You’re such an inspiration. Also, I need more saws in my life. Table, miter, jig…. I sound like such a creep now. Haha!

  4. Girl, you are amazing!!!! I am so proud to receive your emails and updates and to know that you made the BIG TIME!!!
    Congrats!

  5. Well deserved. You inspire many. I have already used three of your design ideas in my place and love it! There are many more I can’t wait to attempt.

  6. Well, this couldn’t happen to a more deserving person! Who else cuts up old sofas? Who else makes hard geometric shapes from pieces of tubular metal? Remember how some of the comments were, “It looks like fake stuff on the bookshelves?” and “I don’t like the sofa, I wouldn’t sit on it.” Ha! What do They know. Keep on thinking up all these strange things. We love them, even if we don’t make them, we still enjoy you. Hope you get a TV show sometime. Love your guts, Ann

  7. YAY!! haha.
    So, I would like to know how you taped the inside of the letter A, and the inside point on the Y!

  8. What?!?! People Magazine??? Seriously, I start a new book for the first time in two years , fall behind on reading your blog (sorry sorry sorry, but it’s a *really* good book!) and THIS is the kind of stuff I miss out on??!? Holy crap….that is absolutely amazing. You so deserve the recognition…your designs are just beautiful. I know it’s been said before, but I’ll repeat it yet again: You Should Have Your Own Show on HGTV! So proud of you!

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