Golden Girls Inspired DIY Tropical Graphic Wall Art

by Crafty Lumberjacks May 28, 2020

May 28, 2020

Who doesn’t love The Golden Girls?? We both watched as kids and have rewatched it twice now together. It’s just so good!!

In this post we are going to show you how to make Golden Girls inspired tropical wall art with plywood and cardstock!

Materials:

Use a cutting machine (we used our Cricut Maker) or freehand a handful of tropical leaves to use in your wall art. Tip: Clip art is your friend!
Cut out colorful blobs with scissors, don’t worry too much about the shapes, these will help your leaves pops.

For added dimension add craft sticks! This helps tie in the wood and helps elevate the piece. Trim the ends so there’s no overhang.
Before starting to decoupage, map out the placement of your design. Tip: Take a picture with your phone to use as a guide, you’ll never remember it exactly, trust us!
Take off all your cut pieces, leaving the empty board.

Lay a tarp or large piece of paper to protect your work surface while you work.
Shake Ultra and spray the wood base with a light even coat.
Start with your bottom layer. Spray the back of each piece with a light coating and place on the board. Tip: If the paper curls or bubbles, use your fingers or a paint brush to smooth down the edges.
Continue to layer on your pieces. Tip: Don’t over saturate your work with Mod Podge Ultra, you don’t need as much as you think.
Spray the wood wood craft sticks and lay them on top, they will warp a bit while wet, but will flatten as they dry.
Add a light and even top coat to your design. This will help secure everything down, but will also fix any blotchiness and give you an even finished look.