Easy DIY Wall Scroll Hanging

This DIY wall scroll is super inexpensive, can be made in no time and is a great way to add a bit of farmhouse charm to your home.

 

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This project actually started when a friend of ours was cleaning out his Dad’s garage and found this entire bucket full of paint stirrer sticks. He knew we do a lot of painting so he offered it to us. So what does one do with a bucket of paint stirrer sticks besides mix paint? You make stuff!

Here’s how to make your own DIY farmhouse wall scroll.

What you’ll need:

• Paint stirrer sticks
• Chop saw or hand saw
• Sandpaper
• Stain
• Printer
• Card Stock
• Hot glue gun
• Twine
• Scissors
• Flat thumb tacks
• Printable of choice

Steps to make your own wall scroll hanging at home…

1. Choose 4 clean, straight paint stirrer sticks in the exact same size, I used the larger ones (14″ meant for a 5 gallon bucket) because I like the thickness. They could also be used if you have a landscape picture and you need a longer “frame”.  You can pick these up from a hardware store or get them on Amazon in bulk if you want to do a grouping of these wall scrolls.

 

 

 

2. Measure the length of the print you want to “frame”. I wanted to use these on an 8.5 x 11 picture so I cut the sticks to 9.5 inches to allow it to extend just a bit on both sides of the paper, about 1/2 inch.

 

 

3. Cut the paint stirrer sticks to the length you need. We did this with a chop saw but you could also do it with a handsaw.

 

 

4. Sand down each piece to remove any splinters or rough edges. This will be especially true for the ends.

5. Stain each piece with your choice of stain color. I used a mix of Ipswich Pine and Dark Walnut. Be sure to get the back just a bit in case the pieces don’t line up evenly.

 

 

The wood on each piece may stain differently because the material may be different. I used the best pieces on the front and the not so good pieces on the back side.

 

 

6. Grab your printable of choice. You can easily search “free Printables” on Pinterest. Many bloggers offer these if you sign up for their emails but some do not. I found this one from a super cute blog called The Birch Cottage   and simply printed it out on white card stock.

Here are a few printables I found. You can find so many with different themes and sayings. I have plans for other projects for some of these. 🙂

 

 

7. Once the wood is dry, you can glue the printable to it. While the printable is laying flat with the front side up,  add a line of hot glue  to the bottom where you want the wood to sit, at least 1/2 – 3/4 of an inch on the paper.

 

 

8. Line up one of the pieces of wood in the so it is evenly spaced on either side of the paper and hold it down for a few seconds until it sticks.

9. Add another line of hot glue to the top of the printable and put the second piece of wood down on top of the glue. I found it worked better if you attach  both the top and the bottom on one side and then flip the whole thing over and attach the wood to the other side on both ends. It was easier to handle that way.

 

 

 

 

10. Once the glue has dried completely you can add the twine to hang it with. Grab a thumb tack and tack down the twine on one side of the back.

 

 

 

10. Once that is secure, you can measure how long you want the piece of twine to be which will determine how much of the twine will stick out of the top when it’s hanging. I chose to go with 9 inches.

Cut the length and use the second thumb tack to secure the other side of the twine.

You’re done! Talk about a super easy paint stick craft!

 

 

The beauty is you can use this with ANY free printable for any holiday or occasion or even use a printed photo you took to make your own custom wall scroll hanging. You can hang one by itself or hang them in a group for a bigger impact.

 

 

You can check out some of our other DIY projects here.

 

 

 

I hope you found some inspiration to try your own paint stirrer project or DIY scroll at home. Where would you add one to your decor?

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a beautiful day!

Col

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