House to home: wedding song wall art

It was a year ago that I posted the results of a few small home design projects.  Well, I’m at it again! Soon I’ll be able to give you before & after photos of window treatments, a new area rug, and my attempt to infuse some color and life into our house without scaring my hubby too much.

One small project I did last week was to take these 8×8 cards with the lyrics to our wedding song (“Someone Like You” by Van Morrison) and put them in our bedroom.  We had nothing on the wall behind our bed yet.

Maybe you remember the way they used to be when they were hung in our living room…

9 frames song

First step, carefully removing the paper from the frames (I’d had to glue them).  In case you are wondering, I had them designed and printed here.

LyricsMy daughter used the frame backs for her art project last week.

Cradle boardUnprimed cradle board is about $1 at Michaels.  I painted the cradle board sides and used used Mod Podge (glossy) to adhere the lyrics.

Final look 9 boxes Final frames closeupHere’s how it looks over our bed.  Hanging it was surprisingly simple – I used an iPhone app to level them (what will they think of next??) and two nails for each so they won’t move around.

Final over bed

If you try it, just remember to use something to get the air bubbles out.  I used my brayer, but really anything would work.  🙂

You can view more “Behind the Art” posts here.

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9 Responses to House to home: wedding song wall art

  1. Tara says:

    Could I pay you to make these for me with a different song? 🙂

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  3. Becky says:

    They look super!

    The violet on the sides and the pillows looks so pretty with the wall color.

  4. They’re beautiful, Naomi! I love the way the sides pick up the color from the pillows. Good job!
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  5. Cheryl says:

    What a great idea…love the signs…you are so talented.
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  6. that is a fantastic idea!
    i’m such a wordy bird, I love words in art just about
    more than anything.
    this makes my fingers twitch to do something like this
    ….big thanks for the sweet inspire:)
    -Jennifer
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  7. Eydie says:

    LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it.
    Just last night, I was telling hubby how much I really want to complete the bedroom. Well, complete isn’t really the right word. We painted in November (BTW, I think we have the same color walls), and I have not put ONE thing up on the walls, not even a curtain rod.
    Thanks so much for the motivation. I love the idea of our wedding song.
    Once again, you are my inspiration.
    Naomi, thanks for connecting. We will continue soon.
    XO

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