I got the idea to do this monogram thumbtack art from Pinterest (shocker). And anyone who knows me knows that after I get an idea into my head about a DIY project, I won't sleep until I've got all the materials and can start on it immediately. The cooler the DIY, the more excited I get. This DIY seemed simple enough; it only needed a square canvas and thumbtacks. The hardest part was finding a way to make the actual monogram letters so that their size was proportioned to the canvas and also precise. Once I created the letters, the hardest part was out of the way and the thumbtacking could commence!
After tracing the letters onto the canvas, I outlined the letters first so that I could go row by row for a clean, put together look. If you make your monogram as big as I did, you will need a hammer to lightly hammer the thumbtacks into the wood that frames the canvas. See the bottom left tip of the J and the middle line of the E on the right? Those needed a little hammering. GOOD LUCK.
I got these gold thumbtacks at my local Dollar Tree store and they were perfect for the job. For $1 I got 300 thumbtacks but I ended up buying 3 packs because I had no idea where 300 thumbtacks would get me, or even if 600 thumbtacks would do the job. Emoji praying hands that I bought 3 packs because this is where 600 thumbtacks got me...
Being that I was gifted this canvas from my cousin last Christmas, this project only cost me $3!
Being that I was gifted this canvas from my cousin last Christmas, this project only cost me $3!
The finished product!