Need a little harp art to spruce up your practice area? Or just need an excuse to buy some chocolate? Either way, I’ve got you covered with this easy textured foil harp art.
Supplies:
foil (mine is from Ferrero Rocher from a student)
cardboard (for the stand)
small piece of wood (cardboard would probably also work)
glue
scissors
3d paint (hot glue would probably also work)
Permanent black marker (optional)
foil (mine is from Ferrero Rocher from a student)
cardboard (for the stand)
small piece of wood (cardboard would probably also work)
glue
scissors
3d paint (hot glue would probably also work)
Permanent black marker (optional)
Draw a simple harp with puffy paint. Make sure the strings aren’t too close together.
Let this dry really well.
Once the paint is totally dry, cover the piece of wood with glue.
Spread the glue all around the front of the wood, adding more glue if necessary.
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Lay the foil over the art.
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Carefully press the foil down, making sure to get it between the strings of your harp and all around the image.
It’s ok if the foil is a little wrinkly; that gives it texture. |
Trim the foil flush with the edge of the wood and add extra glue if needed.
I colored the edges with a black permanent marker, but that part is optional. If you do this, I’d suggest doing it before gluing the foil down. Using paint instead of a marker would also probably give better coverage.
Cut out a stand shape and bend it so that it will hold up your art. Then, glue it to the back.
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This stand can be a bit finicky, especially at first. Feel free to use your own version of a stand, prop it up, or even hang it on the wall!
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Once dry, display your lovely work of art!
Are you going to try this? Please be sure to tag me on social media or let me know in the comments!
-Barbara
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Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out her free ecourse, “Breezing Through Bass Clef,” the Fischarper Teachers Pay Teachers Store, & Making Harp Lessons Exciting For Young Children, 3rd edition, written by Bambi Fischer (Barbara’s mom!) and revised and edited by the author Barbara. You can connect with Barbara all over the interwebs on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and YouTube. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list. |
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Barbara Fischer runs Fischarper, LLC and loves her job as a harpist and private music educator. She enjoys blogging about various aspects of the music field on fischarper.com/blog. For more music resources, check out the Fischarper store. Find out where you can find Barbara on the interwebs here. And you can sign up to receive Fischarper updates by joining the email list.