Time is nearing October 10, my boyfriends birthday. Every year I try to get him something special and personal, something I know he will love. In my opinion there is something special about taking the time to make a gift for the man in your life. This gift is perfect for your boyfriend, husband, dad, grandpa, brother, or friend. If they are a Sport team lover then they will love this gift.
To make this NFL team string art sign you will need:
- A wooden board (I cut mine down to 30 inches by 7.5 inches)
- Finishing Nails (1 and 1/4 inch long)
- String (whatever the team color)
- Spray paint
- Cut out block letters
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First you are going to spray paint your board whatever color you would like. White and Black would both work very well. I chose to use black because I knew the Yellow would pop against a black background. After it dries, place the cut out letters on the board where you would like them. I left extra space at the end so I could put the logo on.
After I placed them in the way I liked I taped them down so they would stay put while I nailed around them. Hammer in the nails just along the border of your letters. I placed my nails about a finger width apart and that was perfect for this board.
After you finish nailing the borders of the letters you can remove the paper from the board. Your letters will look something like this.
After all of the nails are hammered in and the paper is removed you can start adding your string design. To start I traced a border around the nails with the string. I tied a very tight knot around a nail to start and then I wrapped the string around the outside of each nail to create the border.
After you finish the border just go for it. Wrap the string around whichever nails and make whatever pattern you desire. I personally liked the look of it being random. It wasn't in any particular pattern, I just wrapped it until I was satisfied.
I decided to add the logo of the team to the end of the board because the Steeler's logo is pretty simple. I did this just the same as I did the letters. I printed out the logo and then taped it down to the board.
Like I did the letters I just nailed around the Diamonds and then around the outer corner. Then I used white string to fill in the circle. I strung it from the outer edge of the circle to the diamonds. Then I strung the diamonds with yellow, red, and blue.
This is such a perfect gift that any sport loving man would love to receive.
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