Vintage Postcard Art Project

I love vintage postcards, so I am always looking for ways to incorporate them into my home décor. The colors in vintage postcards look fabulous on the wall and are very eye catching. This vintage postcard art project should take you less than 30 minutes and will look like a million bucks.

To Make a Vintage Postcard Wall Art Project You Will Need:

Vintage Postcard(s) or Vintage Photographs
Brown Paper or Even Brown Paper Bag Paper
Pinking Sheers or scissors
Glue Stick
Black Construction Paper or Large Sized Black picture Triangles
Glass Picture Frame

The First step is to determine what size you will be making you art project. I wanted mine to be 16"X20", so I decided to take my postcards to Kinko's and have them blown up to a larger size. Specifically I had them blown up to 8X10". You can have pictures blown up to poster size at Kinko's, which is very affordable.

Cut your photocopied postcards out with either pinking sheers or scissors. Try to mimic that rough edge that old vintage postcards have. Sort of like the edge of a stamp. If you don't have pinking sheers, then take your scissors and weave them in and out while cutting along each side. This art project is all about the small details.

Cut you brown paper out to the same size as you glass picture frame. You will see this small detail behind your rough edges of the art work. It really gives a nice and finished look for very little money.

I like to use those frameless glass frames for this project, but you can really use anything you want. You can buy a frameless glass art frame that is 16"X20" at Michaels Arts and Crafts for less than $13, now that is a bargain!

Use a glue stick to attach your photocopied vintage postcard to the middle of your brown paper.

Cut out large black picture frame corner out of black paper. You can buy these at almost any arts and craft store in a variety of sizes. Glue one black picture corner onto each corner of your photocopy of your vintage post card.

Assemble you frame as normal and hang.

For some added vintage touches you can take a pencil and write a date underneath the vintage post card on the brown paper. You could even sign it like a work of art.

These vintage postcards look great hung in groupings of three on a wall. This is a great way to make a fun visual impact.

Try using vintage postcards from your city or even a city you love to visit. You can usually find great local vintage postcards at flea markets, estate sales, auctions, library book sales and even on ebay. If you have a lot of siblings and everyone is fighting over old post cards and photos this is a great way to share them. The photocopied art work is just as good as the real thing.

This art project also works well with vintage photographs.

If you don't have any old vintage post cards or the ones you have are just not right you can take a new post card and photocopy it to look old. Simply have it printed out in black and white or sepia colors at Kinko's.