Paper medallions... such easy, cost-effective decorations! They are often used for parties (like
mine!), but I decided they would be the perfect touch to my bathroom
décor! As you can see, after my initial round of decorating, I still had a blank wall space left above my toilet that needed filling:
So, I hit up Michaels one weekend and selected sheets of cardstock that coordinated with my shower curtain colors.
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| The tan was really the back of the gold (sticking out at the bottom)! |
I also picked up a picture frame from
Wal-Mart as a base for my medallion art. I wanted to thrift for one, but I didn't have time before that week's
snowstorm hit (didn't it feel like they were weekly this winter??).
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| Original Frame |
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| Frame with Glass and Backing Popped Out |
Following steps similar to
these,
I scored, folded, and glued the cardstock into medallions of various
sizes, which I laid out in a pattern on my frame. I wrapped it with a lightweight wire that I nabbed for cheap at Michaels after Christmas (it's a merry green, but since it isn't visible behind the medallions, it still works). This gave me a gluing base for the medallions.
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| ... then I wrapped the wire. |
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| I started by laying out the design... |
I used leftover scraps to ensure a solid hold and simply built it medallion-by-medallion - here's a set of front/back pics of the finished product:
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| Back, showing attachments |
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| Front, all finished! |
After attaching the medallions to the wire and molding it into shape, I affixed my new creation to the bathroom wall and ta-da! Beautiful. :P
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| Showing the matching sink/wall accents. |
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So much better than before! And it
matches better than the photo shows. |
