DIY Geometric Wall Art Using Paper Scraps (she: Anne)

Hey everyone, and happy May.  It’s Anne here, from Circus Berry, sharing a great DIY home decor idea with you.  This geometric wall art is a little bit inspired by the Mid-Century Modern, a little bit by a pure need to use up some scraps of paper.  (God forbid I actually just toss them…gasp!).

I have been a fan of the geometric fad for a little while now, using simple shapes to add flair to some home decor, create stationary, and even build an original party around.  Also, I love the various types of specimen art out there and have been wanting to give it a go.  So, put all of those together and you get a fairly simple, fairly inexpensive DIY project for adding some trendiness to your home decor.

You’ll need:

• 12″x 12″ piece of scrapbook paper
• strips of scrap card stock, about 1″ thick, in two colors
• shadowbox frame (use those coupons!)
• dimensional stickers
• maybe some glitter and glitter glue
• scissors

Cut your strips of paper into triangles.  I did mine free-hand because I was looking for the more “natural” look of it.

If you choose to add some glam to your specimen art, glitter a strip or two of your paper.  Cut those into triangles too.

Start laying out your design on a piece of solid colored scrapbook paper.  I liked putting the adhesive on each triangle ahead of time and as I laid out the pattern.  Once you have an idea of your placement, start flipping those babies over, removing the adhesive, and sticking them in place.  Once again, I liked the handmade, “natural” look of it being done without rulers, lines, or markers.  If you struggle with the free-hand style of if, break out a ruler to guide your placement.

Continue laying down your triangles until your paper is covered how you want it.  Scatter a couple of glittered triangles in there for good measure.  Frame it up!

This was a fun use of some of my scraps I had laying around…and it is super-stylish too, don’t you think?

Hope you enjoyed this fun and easy DIY to dress up your wall or shelf.  See you next month!