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Home Decor Cross Wall Art

05
Feb
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A year or two ago, I saw a photo of this cross wall art and knew I wanted to make it and I finally got around to it! I did not realize the layered arch and paper were supposed to look like a stained glass window so in the second one I made I tore the pieces of paper smaller and added more. You will see a photo of the second one in the directions.

Materials I Used

  • 1 Large layered arch sign 11.25″x18″x.59″ from Michael’s #10758832
  • 1 11″ wood craft cross from Walmart
  • 3 Tumbling tower blocks, Dollar Tree
  • Sand Paper
  • Craft paint of your choice, I used Sugared glass chalk paint by paint pixie
  • White and black craft paint I used Saltwater taffy and Mudd pie by Paint Pixie
  • Sealer if you are using chalk paint, I used Meltdown by Paint Pixie.
  • Mod Podge
  • Paintbrushes
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Gorilla Clear Grip Adhesive
  • Hot glue gun and glue stick
  • A flower and greenery of choice
  • 1 string of 20 timer fairy lights, I will post my Amazon affiliate link below for the lights.

Amazon link for fairy lights

Painting Arch & Cross

The first thing you need to do is sand the arch and cross. For the cross I sanded the right and left side down so the cross would fit into the inner section of the arch sign. This is optional; I just did not want the cross extending onto the next layer of the arch.
Next paint the arch sign with two coats of the paint of your choice. Paint the cross and the four sides of the 3 tumbling tower blocks white, applying two coats. Sorry I forgot to take photos of this step.
Use white paint and a dry brush technique on the painted arch sign. I dry-brushed until I achieved the look I wanted.
Using a small paintbrush paint sections of the arch black to make it look like the paint has chipped off. Do the front, back, and all sides. Next dry brush black paint onto the arch sign until you achieve the look you like.
Repeat the above steps to the cross.

Adding The Scrapbook Paper

Starting at the bottom corners, tear pieces of scrapbook paper to the size and shape you like to fit into the two bottom corners. I did not tear the side and bottom edges of the corner pieces so they would fit flat against the side and bottom. Continue tearing pieces of scrapbook paper and placing them on the arch until you achieve the desired look. Lay the cross on top of the arch to ensure you like the look. The arch is supposed to look like a stained glass window. For the first piece, I didn’t tear the pieces small enough. You will see in the second wall art that I made the pieces smaller and simply added more and it looks much better.
Pick up one piece of paper at a time apply mod podge to the back, and then place it back onto the arch smoothing the paper onto the arch. Continue until all pieces of scrapbook paper are mod podged to the arch
Dry brush black around the edges of the scrapbook pieces.

Attaching the cross and adding lights

Place the 3 tumbling blocks onto the back of the cross then position the light’s battery section at the bottom of the cross to ensure sufficient room. You may need to rearrange the blocks to make room

Add gorilla clear grip adhesive to both ends of the block then add hot glue to the middle of the block and glue it down to the cross. Initially, I only used the gorilla adhesive on the back of the block but I didn’t want to wait for the adhesive to set so I decided to use both adhesive and hot glue. The photo below only shows the addition of adhesive.Repeat this step to the two remaining blocks.

Add a set of round Velcro dots to the back of the battery pack and attach them to the bottom of the cross. Next start wrapping the fairy lights around the blocks. Wrap the lights in different ways—up and down—to distribute them across the blocks instead of having them clustered in just a few spots.You will need to add hot glue in areas to hold down the lights so they don’t come undone. When you reach the end of the lights wrap the end around the other light strands.

 

o attach the cross to the arch, apply Gorilla Clear Grip adhesive to both ends of all three blocks then add hot glue in the center. Center the cross onto the arch and attach it.

Hot glue the greenery and flower in the center of the cross. You are now finished! You can add a hanger to the back if you would like to hang it. I use the picture command strips to hang mine on a wall because I avoid putting nail holes in the walls unless necessary.