We are addicted to Instagram. There we
said it. Those square images in all their filtered glory, we really cannot get
enough. We wanted to be able to enjoy our pictures without staring face down at
our phones all the time, so we printed them out and posted them on a real wall
and ta da, Insta-wall art.
It took a little planning and a lot of
tedious sticking and straightening, but we love the end result… and Cupcake
appears to be pretty satisfied too. Want to make your own totally awesome
wall of Instagram magic? Here’s how we did it.
DIY Instagram Wall
Supplies:
• Instagram pictures (or any
square sized images)
• Black foam core board
• Photo safe adhesive spray
• Permanent mounting tape (we
used Scotch brand, double-sided squares)
• Pencil
• Tape Measure
• Ruler
• Level
• Painters tape
• Cutting implement, i.e. razor
blade or Exacto knife
• Scissors
Step 1: Plan.
First,
decide the dimensions you would like to work with. For the sake of
understanding we’ll give you the numbers we used. We went with fourteen
by fourteen 3-inch squares. * Hint: it helps to draw it out.
Our
measurements: (14 squares X 3” = 42”), with a ½ inch space in between each
picture (13 spaces X .5” = 6.5”), for a total of (42” + 6.5” = 48.5”).
Step 2: Measure.
Measure, level, and tape off your work area with painters tape.
Step 3: Print pictures.
Print your pictures. There are infinite sites that will print Instagram pictures for you;
however, we found a quicker and more cost effective method. We needed 196
photos (14 X 14), so we used photoshop to size two 3” square photos onto one
picture and printed 98, 4" X 6" pictures at Costco.
Step 4: Crop photos.
Cut
out each picture (make sure to keep each photo as close to 3” X 3” as
possible).
Step 5: More measuring and cutting.
using
a pencil, measure and mark 3” squares onto your foam core board and cut out
using a razor blade.
Step 6: The sticky part.
Adhere
picture squares to foam core squares using photo safe adhesive.
Step 7: Assemble.
Starting
in the top left corner of your taped off square, (using the permanent mounting
tape) stick the first picture, measure half an inch over, and stick another
square. continue until you have all fourteen across, and then repeat the same
system working downward, then across, then down until you have used all your
squares.
Step 8: Admire your work.
Now
stand back and take an Instagram pic of your Instagram wall and tweet it for
everyone to see.
*For
the frame we picked up 1.5” pieces of wood from the hardware store, painted them black,
and nailed them straight into the wall to form a frame around our Insta-wall
art. Ta da.
