You Only Need Popsicle Sticks And A Few Dollar Tree Finds To Make Some Gorgeous DIY Accent Wall Decor

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Despite being pretty straightforward and kind of plain on their own, Popsicle sticks can be morphed into something impressive. More specifically, the key to crafting gorgeous DIY Popsicle stick accent wall art is to work with their basic shapes instead of against them. The size of your DIY Popsicle stick project is up to you and will be determined by the parameters of the piece you're designing. This, in turn, determines how many craft sticks you'll need since the sticks will cover much of the base "canvas." If it's a small piece, a dozen sticks might be enough. If it's larger, you might need two or three dozen. Other helpful materials include 17-inch long dowel craft sticks from HOPELF or Crafter's Square wood dowels from Dollar Tree to reinforce your creation.

It's worth having several adhesives on hand, starting with a glue gun and some Aleene's Original Tacky Glue from the Craft County Store. You might also need some E6000. A pair of garden pruning shears from EWPJDK, some primer paint, some metallic gold paint, and a can of dark stain as well as sponge brushes of various sizes complete your list of supplies.

As far as how the creation of such a project plays out in real life, it's helpful to look at the piece of gold-and-ebony-hued accent wall art that TikTokker budgetfriendlycreations made from these craft sticks. By working with the inherent design and nature of the sticks, she replaced canvas and brush with craft sticks and spray paint. The resulting geometric design would work with many decor styles, including Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern.

To create her artwork, budgetfriendlycreations decorated a piece of ebony-colored wood with Popsicle sticks that she spray-painted metallic gold and glued into a large zig-zag shape. The dark wooden backdrop plus a few long, wooden craft dowels provided the physical support necessary allowing the large gold piece to keep its shape without crumbling. Due to the parameters created by the zig-zag design, the piece is longer than it is wide, making it intriguing whether it's displayed horizontally or vertically. 

That said, this design only scratches the surface of what's possible for craft stick wall art. For example, you can turn a simple round mirror into a brilliant sun by gluing Popsicle sticks of different lengths and widths around the mirror. They become the sun's rays and would look stunning painted gold. This is a prime example of intentionally working with the shape of the sticks to realize your artistic vision.

But it isn't only the shape of Popsicle sticks you can work with. It's also possible to take advantage of their texture. Take the wooden folk art flags that are popular in rustic home decor styles. Here, it's just a matter of gluing 13 sticks into a retangular shape, painting every other one red, and then blocking in a patch of blue in the upper left-hand corner. The roughness of the texture becomes part of the piece's charm. To make it part of your accent wall display, attach a twisted piece of old baling wire to the back and hang it next to your other Americana art pieces.