Monday, February 20, 2012

Ombre Penny Art

Here's a fun little project that I did over the weekend - Ombre Penny Art.


I love copper so this project was right up my alley.  I started with a frame from Michael's (on clearance) for $4.99 and a bunch of pennies -


I lined up all of the pennies from bright and shiny to dull and weathered - 


I wanted a very random look so I left them heads up or tails up, facing any direction.  All willy nilly.   Which is a big deal for me because I usually have to make everything straight and neat.  I just knew that this project would look better if I veered away from my usual habits.  :-)

 I took the frame apart, and dry-fit the pennies to the backing - 


Then , I super glued the pennies in place.  I started with the four corners - just so everything would come out straight.  I also used a ruler to keep things in line.  And that was it!  Now, it's hung in my kitchen and I think it looks great!






And since I work from my kitchen table, I get to look at it all of the time!  Yay!  

Here's the cost breakdown - 

$4.99  frame
$1.08  pennies

$6.07 Total

Anyone else work on an art project over the weekend?  Or use the phrase "willy nilly"?  Or spend an hour and a half ironing that huge pile of clothes in your room that you've been ignoring?  Just me?...


I've shared this project here - 

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  1. I love this! What a fun project!

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  2. This is so beautiful! My penny jar could finally get some use.

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  3. This is super cute! I am your newest Linky Follower and I hope you will not only follow me back but join me for Toot Your Horn Tuesday. I hope to see you there!

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  5. Well aren't you creative...oh. but we knew that already! LOL! That is very nice and looks like something you'd find in one of those posh magazines for WAY MORE! I didn't iron but I usually do on Sunday's. I actually like to iron except for the standing in one spot for too long but then it's only me now so I don't have too much to iron and since I'm retired I don't wear much that needs it. But I did make myself a nice brunch and then started a new crochet project in the afternoon.

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  7. This is a really neat idea. Looks great!

    Lynette - Sweet Posy Dreams

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  9. Wow this turned out great. Found your blog through the hop. Glad I did!!

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  10. What an awesome idea! I love the patina of the pennies! Thanks for the inspiration.

    blessings,
    karianne

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  11. Classic and pretty with the black frame--love the idea!

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  12. Love that idea - it looks so cool! And my mission is to use the term "willy nilly" 3 times in a sentence today!
    Kelly

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  13. I think this turned out great too!

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  14. This is really cool! My kitchen has brushed nickel accents. I want to try it with nickels! Thanks for sharing this and I'm following you via linky.

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  15. that is too cool, i love the color of pennies, new and old.

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  16. I love this idea for art for my boys rooms! Thanks for sharing!

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  17. This is super cute. I love this idea. But now you've reminded me that I have ironing to do. Ugh.

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  18. So that's what I can do with all my pennies! Great share!

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  19. Love it! Just pinned it so I can remember to try to DIY this with my kids.

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  20. This is such a creative idea! I would love for you to visit and link up at my Linky Party via: ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com

    Mrs. Delightful
    Ourdelightfulhome.blogspot.com

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  21. Very clever and I love the warm copper colors!

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  22. this turned out great! Thanks for posting! I think I my try a smaller version of this for my office.

    Jennifer @ www.mefancy.blogspot.com

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  23. Stopping by from Show & Share. This is so creative, I love it! I think I just might make one for the study when I move, I am looking for some quirky art for those walls.

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  24. This is more of the look I was going for and will do with my smashed pennies
    http://arizona.todaysmama.com/2012/02/smashed-souvenir-pennies-display/

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  25. Pinning! I'd love for you to link it up to my party. You can win a chance of free home decor just for linking up: http://trophyw.blogspot.com/2012/02/will-craft-for-laughter-and-grace.html
    Hope to see you there.

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  26. I love that!!!! I'm going to have to try that!

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  27. That is wonderful! I think since I am in Australia now and moving home to Canada soon, I will do one in Australian coins (although they have no pennies) so I could use a different denomination but it won't have that copper effect :( But it would be great to take one home with me.

    I found you on the Blackberry Vine link up, I am #128..

    Janelle @ Emmaline Bags & Patterns.
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  28. oh this is so fun! and I wish I had all those pfennings I used to spend on candy back before the euro took over. (I was a military brat) I have a son who is never without a pocket full of change, this would look cool over his desk.

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  29. This is great. I love it. Such easy and inexpensive art. :D Thanks for sharing

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  30. my son is a coin collector...this would be so cool in his room!

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  32. Super cool idea! I love simple and fun diy art like this! Especially when it doesn't cost much money :)
    Thanks for sharing!!

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  33. Such a clever idea! Thanks for linking up to the Stache Party! I am featuring this on my blog tomorrow! mylilpumpkinpatch.blogspot.com

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  34. What a fun idea! I love this! My kids just had 100 days of school and decided to take pennies...so we have a ton laying around. I would display them with the year out because the kids LOVED figuring out how old a penny was! I'm pinning this...

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  35. Great idea. Nice when done.

    Redid my armoire for today's post so the ironing is still waiting to be done.

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  36. What a great idea and I might do this with a penny for every year of my life ..! I hope you can swing by this week and link up! Xoxo debbie at http://inspiredhoneybee.blogspot.com/2012/02/pinterest-thon-linky-party-4.html

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  37. What a great idea and I might do this with a penny for every year of my life ..! I hope you can swing by this week and link up! Xoxo debbie at http://inspiredhoneybee.blogspot.com/2012/02/pinterest-thon-linky-party-4.html

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  38. What a fun and great idea--love this. Thanks for linking up!

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  40. We have a small collection of birthyear pennies...this would be perfect for them! Many thanks for sharing it.
    Arrived via Today's Creative Blog...cheers!

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  41. What a clever idea! And here I always thought the the shiny bright pennies were the best looking ones...but you really need the darker ones to pull this off! :)

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  43. I love this idea! I am going to steal it for my new house!

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  44. That is SO creative! Love it! I have a TON of pennies and would love to frame them, too. Thanks for the inspiration :)

    PS: And thanks for linking up @ WGW! ;)
    xoxo

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  45. LOVE this! Who ever thought pennies could look so chic and pretty?! hm... gotta start scrounging around in a fountain... ;)

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  46. What a cool idea! I'm our newest linky follower-stop by for a visit!

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  47. Wow! That is a really awesome idea! Love how it came out! I am your newest linky follower. Please stop by and follow back if you like. :-)
    xo-Lisa

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  48. Very Cool! My little boy collects coins so this would be a fun addition to his room. Great idea!!
    Amanda
    ps. Pinning this!

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  49. What a cute idea. Thanks for sharing at Wow.

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  50. Kristen! That's awesome! What a great idea and beautiful job! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing! ;)

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  51. I love this idea! Makes me think of all kinds of things to do. Thanks for the inspiration!

    Love,

    Your newest follower :)

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  52. I loved the original one done by Bob Dinetz: http://www.bobdinetzdesign.com/, but really love to see that this is a real DIY project that I could actually make! There are also ways to oxidize and shine up pennies on the internet if you can't find the patina you're looking for :)

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  54. love this idea...pinning it down!!! http://meijosjoy.blogspot.com/2012/02/easy-peasy-puddings-pot.html

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  55. Ha ... I wish I could say I ironed my huge pile of clothes! I'm too busy on my computer to do anything like that. ;)

    I had to pop over from Homemaker on a Dime's link party to compliment your penny creation. So clever that you had the idea to use them in an ombre fashion!

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  56. What a fun project! I love coin art!

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  57. What a neat idea - and it looks great. And it's lovely that it was so inexpensive to put together!

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  58. just fabulous my friend seriously! You are just great!! And this project is AMAZING!!
    Jaime

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  59. Wonderful idea and the look is fabulous :)

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  60. I love how this turned out! What a fun way to create some art out of left over pennys. Think how neat this will be to have around if they ever do discontinue the penny.
    ~Kimberlee, The Spunky Diva

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  61. Visiting from BNOTP Metamorphosis Monday! I love the penny art. Very cute!

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  64. That is so neat!

    Hope you'll link up to my Monday Link party! :-)

    Mauvin' Monday Link Party

    Cheers,
    Jessica

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  65. Thanks so much for linking up at last week's party. Congrats you were featured:http://trophyw.blogspot.com/2012/02/winner-and-features.html

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  66. Who would have thought to turn pennies into art?! This is such a clever piece of art! I love the ombre look too. I will definitely have to try this. I've already pinned it! Thanks so much for sharing!

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  67. Very clever!!! I'm visiting from TT&J. I'd like to invite you to link up with us for Fun Stuff Fridays. http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2012/03/fun-stuff-fridays-13.html

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  68. Fun & creative. I think it turned out great too! Thanks for sharing this idea.

    Warmly, Michelle

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  69. What a sweet project! Copper has such a lovely patina to it and the penny board you made really brings this out. Coming over from the CSI Project Party.

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  70. I'm dropping by as The CSI Guest Judge this week. Great job. What a clever use of pennies.

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  72. It looks great! I came over from YHL's pin-it challenge, and I'm totally going to pin it. The vicious cycle continues...

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  73. What a great idea! I love the vintage vibe of this!

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  74. I've seen some other penny projects (think I've pinned a couple too), but this one is definitely the least time-consuming - and it looks great! I think placing the pennies willy-nilly was a good choice, it adds more interest and character than if every penny was lined up perfectly.

    Kelly

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  75. This is the best penny project that I've seen!

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  77. Wow that's really impressive I've never seen it on pinterest before!

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  79. What a neat idea!!! I'm going to have to copy you and try making this for my new apartment! :)

    xo Catharine @ Your Modern Couple

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  80. This is so fun. I love the colors of pennies - pennies need more love and this could do it!

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