How to make a wood dowel wall hanging

Step 1
For this project you will need 11 wooden broom handles that are 1.2m long. Using broom handles can be cheaper than buying wood dowel. Start by putting one broom handle aside as this will be used for the horizontal hanging bar at the end of the project.

Step 2
Use a saw to cut off the rounded ends of the broom handles. Next, cut your handles into lengths that will form your landscape. The horizon of Fleur’s picture is 30cm down from the top, so Fleur’s pieces range in length from 30cm to about 45cm long. You should be able to get three lengths from each handle, giving you 30 lengths for your final wall hanging. Sand any rough cut edges smooth with some sandpaper.

Step 3
Use a pencil to sketch out your landscape design and then use Resene Balderdash, Resene Jurassic and Resene Bunting for the three hills (left to right) and Resene Bounty, Resene Innocence and Resene Balderdash for the water reflections (left to right). Use Resene Fire to paint a sun.

Step 4
Use Resene Aquaclear and a paintbrush to seal the unpainted areas of wood.

Step 5
With an electric drill, drill in small holes into the top of each wood length and screw in a small hook.

Step 6
For the remaining broom handle, cut it to the length that you want and then drill holes in a line along it. Screw in small eye hooks and hang the wood lengths from these. Attach a length of string to hang the wall hanging up with.