Saturday, December 11, 2010

Winter Studio Fun/Making panels for your Art Festival Booth

Hi all!
Here's a good art tip for your art festival booth!
It is never too late to get ready for those warm, summer art festivals! I do notparticipate in art festivals in the south or other warmer parts of the world, but I do use the winter to gather, prepare and plan for my summer art festivals. One of the things I did lately is make some cool panels for my booth.

First I purchased some very cheap, wooden, screen doors at Menards and a roll of 36" wide wire fence for bunnies and small animals. The door was about $13 and the fencing appx $39. I also purchased enough felt from Joanne Fabrics to cover booth sides of the door going top to bottom not wrapping the felt from side to side. I choose a dark grey color for my felt, ( I think black is too common and shows every little piece of link, etc.).

I then stapled-use a good quality air stapler and correct staples to mount the wire on the door-the wire on the wooden part of the screen door and then proceeded to wrap the felt around the wired/door being careful to pull the felt on the sides and hide any staple marks.

When I was finished, I can use it to hang my paintings with a s hook or curtain hook.
So far, I have made 3 and will make a total of 6 for my booth. They are lightweight, look very sharp and I can hang my paintings at various places on them. I plan to wire these to the frame of my booth to stablize it and yet create a nice gallery effect.

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