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Mickey Mouse String Art

June 4, 2015 by Albion

I am completely unashamed about declaring my huge love of Disney. I grew up loving Disney movies and shows (I was going to be on The Mickey Mouse Club–who cares if it was just in my dreams!). Scott and I have been to every Disney park minus Japan. We took the girls to Disney World two years ago and are taking them to Disneyland in December. I love getting caught up in the magic. If you ever come over to my house, you will see Disney decor all over the place. When Rachel announced her Month of Disney, I signed up without thinking twice. Those iconic mouse ears make me smile every time I see a pair, so I decided to try my hand at some Mickey Mouse String Art!

Mickey Mouse String Art

month of disney

Chances are that you already have everything you need to make this. You’ll need a piece of wood, some nails, a hammer, and some thread. We’re even providing you with the mouse ears template!

supplies

Print out the mouse ears template PDF. Just click on the image to save it.

mickeydots

Once you’ve printed out the template, place it on your piece of wood. This is going to show you where to put the nails. Super easy, right?!

template on wood

Using a bigger nail, lightly hammer it over each marking on the paper. You don’t need to hammer it the whole way in–just hammer enough to make a mark in the wood so that you can see where to place the nails once the paper is removed. (I did, however, nail two in the whole way at the start for stability reasons.) When you’ve gone the whole way around the mouse ears, remove the paper. Hammer the nails into the wood where the notches are, leaving enough sticking out to be able to wrap the thread around.

nails

nails

nails

Mickey Ears

Take your thread and tie a knot around your starting nail. Wrap the thread around each nail until you’ve gone around the entire shape.

wrap the thread

wrap the thread

To finish off your Mickey Mouse String Art, wrap the thread around nails in a random order so that the middle gets as full as you’d like. When you’re finished, tie the thread off and cut it.

Mickey Mouse String Art

I LOVE how my Mickey Mouse String Art turned out. We chat almost daily about our upcoming trip to Disneyland and the girls love seeing reminders around the house. This is being proudly displayed where all of us can see it and smile.

Mickey Mouse String Art

Mickey Mouse String Art

I am just one of a month full of bloggers bringing you Disney fun. Please make sure you check everyone out! The project links at the bottom of this post will update each day.

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Category: geek, makeTag: Disney, Disneyside, DMC, Mickey Mouse, mouse ears, string art

About Albion

I’ve wanted to be an archaeologist, in theatre, a judge and to run a museum. I’m now in my mid-30s and have no idea what I want to be when I grow up.

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  1. mary beth

    June 4, 2015 at 9:09 am

    I’m going to try this with an image of Girl with a Pearl Earring. Thanks Albion, looking forward to seeing your post on your family vacation in Disney
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  2. Rachel @ R & R Workshop

    June 8, 2015 at 11:20 am

    What a fun project!! Thanks for sharing 🙂

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  3. The Gifted Gabber

    June 23, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    This is sooo cute! I have a certain young lady who would go crazy for this. Visiting via Lou Lou Girls! — Amy

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  4. Megan @ C'mon Get Crafty

    June 23, 2015 at 4:41 pm

    Love this! I am planning a Disneyland themed party for my son’s first birthday next month, and this would be an awesome addition! Thanks!!
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  5. Sarah

    June 25, 2015 at 3:51 am

    I LOVE this! Bookmarked it so I can make this for my aunt who is madly in love with Mickey 😀
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  6. Falon

    June 25, 2015 at 12:40 pm

    I love this idea! I found you on the Summer Scraps link up and as a fellow Disney fan, your project jumped out at me! Such a cute craft! I hope you and your family have an awesome trip to Disneyland!
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  7. Tanya @ Mom's Small Victories

    June 25, 2015 at 7:54 pm

    I haven’t tried String Art before and we love all things Disney. I’m featuring you in our Small Victories Sunday Linkup this week, and pinning to our linkup board. Hope you join us again this weekend with 3 more great posts!
    Tanya @ Mom’s Small Victories recently posted…Small Victories Sunday Linkup {55}My Profile

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  8. Rhonda Gales

    June 27, 2015 at 1:15 pm

    This would be a great project for any Disney lover. Thanks for sharing on Sunday’s Best linkup. I’ve pinned this post.
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  9. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom

    June 27, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    This project is so cute! We love Disney as well and when we moved to Florida last year, the first thing we bought were annual passes. We try to go as much as we can. I hope your family has an awesome time at Disneyland (of course you will!)

    Thanks for linking up your cute project with Share The Wealth Sunday!

    xoxo
    Lisa
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  10. Heather

    June 28, 2015 at 5:18 pm

    Disney lovers unite! What a great craft! Thank you for linking up with #SmallVictoriesSundayLinkup 6/21/15
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  11. Jamie

    June 30, 2015 at 11:45 am

    That’s adorable. I remember things like this in school years ago. Always beautiful!!
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  12. Lorelai

    June 30, 2015 at 6:52 pm

    Our family has always been a big Disney supporter. My daughter, Rory, turns twenty in a week and yet she took the time, after seeing Frozen in theaters, to learn how to play Let it Go on the piano. This is something I know she would want to do! Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty – We hope to see you again next week!
    ~Lorelai
    Life With Lorelai
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  13. [email protected] Crafty

    July 2, 2015 at 2:46 pm

    Such a fun project! We are going to Disneyland in December too- maybe we’ll run into each other 😉 Thanks for linking up at The Handmade Hangout! I’ll be featuring this today when the new linky goes live at 6pm ET. Hope to see you there again!
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