DIY Home — March 13, 2020

Make a Modern Piece of Art with Paper Triangles

DIY Home — March 13, 2020

Make a Modern Piece of Art with Paper Triangles

If you have followed my blog for a while, you know that I love to make my own art to decorate my home. One of my favorite pieces is this teal and green modern triangle piece that I made last year. When I decided to infuse my living room with plum this last fall, I knew I wanted to make another similar piece to fill that space. You can see both versions in the photos below. For the plum piece, I decided to go a bit larger. The green canvas is 24 x 30 inches and the plum is 30 x 40. I collected a group of paper from the art store and from my own stash to start the project. I cut 3″ squares, the cut them on a diagonal so to create the triangles that I would mod podge to my canvas. Too fun! For my plum canvas I did cheat a little and cut my triangles on my Silhouette machine. I am sharing that template with you here. I have prepared the tutorial below to give you the confidence to try this project. My daughter actually helped me and we were able to make this piece in just a few hours. Enjoy! ~ Lia

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34 Comments

Caroline October 25, 2015 at 8:45pm

Love this! Did you leave any spaces blank or are the white spaces actually white paper?

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1. Lia October 27, 2015 at 7:38am
  
  @Caroline
  
  I did cut white triangles as well from paper, just so that the entire piece would have the same texture.
  
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joyschottenloher April 10, 2015 at 6:23am

I forgot to say something….love the tree limb painted white. Gonna do this too.

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1. Lia April 10, 2015 at 8:55am
  
  @joyschottenloher
  
  Thank you! I love that manzanita branch, it is a reoccurring theme in my pictures;-)
  
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joyschottenloher April 10, 2015 at 6:22am

I love this look too. A few weeks ago I was playing around with cardboard and foam pads. I cut up a bunch of squares in black and white foam. Then cut into triangles. I love the beautiful plum and purple(since that is my favorite color) one. Never thought to just put it on canvas. I guess a am cheap. Cardboard is cheap. All stores throw bunches of boxes out. But….if I plan on keeping it forever,well,canvas is the way to go. By the way…you did a bang up dinomite job!

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1. Lia April 10, 2015 at 8:56am
  
  @joyschottenloher
  
  Thank you:-)
  
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Lindsay March 6, 2015 at 6:17am

I love this piece of art! Thank you for sharing it and all of the other wonderful things you share… For the paper on this, is it card stock-like paper or tissue-like paper? I can’t tell. Does the weight of the paper matter at all? Thank in advance!

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1. Lia March 6, 2015 at 8:35am
  
  @Lindsay
  
  I used different types of paper anything from cardstock to metal paper. I did not use tissue paper, I think that will rip to easily.
  
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doro January 22, 2014 at 12:12am

it looks great!

I linked to your tutorial on my blog – thanks for sharing!

♥, doro von Hand zu Hand

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1. Lia January 22, 2014 at 8:13am
  
  @doro
  
  Thanks! The post looks great!!
  
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bev January 21, 2014 at 8:32am

Love it, so contemporary. Thank you for the instructions.

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1. Lia January 21, 2014 at 2:43pm
  
  @bev
  
  Anytime!
  
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Karen January 20, 2014 at 9:04pm

I just love these. I now know what I am going to do with all the paint chips I have collected in the last 5 years 🙂 Thank you for sharing.

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 8:27am
  
  @Karen
  
  LOVE! What a wonderful idea.
  
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Alisa January 17, 2014 at 10:58am

Fantastic! I really really want to do it, but I barely have any wall space left. 🙂

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 8:11am
  
  @Alisa
  
  Haha. I hear you. That is why I seasonally switch around art. It keeps thing looking fresh too.
  
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Raffaella January 17, 2014 at 6:12am

Beautiful! Ideal project for paper scraps!

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 8:10am
  
  @Raffaella
  
  Yes, save the scraps. 🙂
  
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Anna January 17, 2014 at 6:04am

I love it, is beautiful, Good idea, Kiss

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 8:09am
  
  @Anna
  
  Thanks Anna!
  
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JaneEllen January 16, 2014 at 11:42pm

I have got to make one of these, have to try it. Have some canvases can use. I love the plum one, so rich looking with metallic papers, very arresting looking.
I love deep rich jewel tones, never been much of a pastel person. Can tell that in how I dress. Love how pastels look on other people or in their homes but just not my cup of tea.
Have you ever heard of Sandra Evertson? I have a paper projects book done by her called:
Fanciful paper projects/Making your own posh little follies. The paper she used in her book is very nice heavy glossy paper. I was wondering if you know where I could get that kind of quality papers? She has all pieces/increments needed to make her creations in book but many of them need to be enlarged by 118%. I would love to be able to copy onto good quality paper. Papers would need to be manipulated in different ways to make projects. The book is a few years old, bought it at Michaels.
I’m going to do a search to see if she’s done any other books. The projects in this book are fun sort of European type ideas. Wish I had a camera so I could send you photos of this book. I thought you might be interested or heard of her since you are a paper artisan yourself. I can’t tell you how excited I am to have found you as you understand what it’s like to make beautiful artistic paper creations. Wish I had a lazer printer as I have been led to understand it has capabilities my ink jet will never have.
If you want to respond to this will you please email me at: FurryKidzPaperworx@gmail.com
Thanks Lia Love todays post as I do all others. Can hardly wait to see spring,summer, and fall version.

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 7:59am
  
  @JaneEllen
  
  Thanks JaneEllen! I will bet that you can find this glossy paper at Michael’s too. What a cute book. I just ordered it on Amazon to I can check out all her projects. I do love to see what others do.
  
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Lisa January 16, 2014 at 10:05pm

This plum version is so pretty! Looks perfect in your space. (Although, every time I see that yellow hexagon vase planter, I think it’s a pineapple! Ha.)

Remember the similar canvas I made for my geometric party at Shop Sweet Lulu? I got all the triangles laid out, left the room for a minute and came back to find James had taken them ALL off and put them on the floor in piles “to help me organize them.”. Gahhh! 🙂

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 7:44am
  
  @Lisa
  
  Haha. Sweet little James.
  
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Brett January 16, 2014 at 7:38pm

Love the colors and creativity….as always. We must be on the same wavelength, as I posted DIY art on my blog today as well.

Enjoy your weekend!

Brett/…there is always grey

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 7:45am
  
  @Brett
  
  Wow! That is great Brett. Love your art too.
  
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LynneZ January 16, 2014 at 5:50pm

Lia both pieces are awesome. Thank you so much for posting the instructions. It is so graphic! I just discovered your blog and am following you – so glad I did!

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1. Lia January 25, 2014 at 7:45am
  
  @LynneZ
  
  Thanks LynneZ!
  
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Sherri January 16, 2014 at 3:29pm

Lia – These are beautiful. I’ve been thinking about replicating the green one since last year. And now I love the purple one even more. The variety of textures and colors are beautiful. Does the purple one have some metallic papers? ~Sherri

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1. Lia January 16, 2014 at 4:44pm
  
  @Sherri
  
  Thanks Sherri! Now you know how I did it. Super easy and a lot of fun. Yes, the purple one does have metallic silver and golds. They still show through with the mod podge on top too.
  
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AryaForel January 16, 2014 at 12:53pm

I like green, but looking both pictures, I prefer the other. But it’s a great idea.
Congratulations…

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1. Lia January 16, 2014 at 4:45pm
  
  @AryaForel
  
  Different options for different season. It is fun to change it up every 6 months. It always seems fresh that way.
  
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Kim January 16, 2014 at 12:08pm

Gorgeous! That would make wonderful wrapping paper also. Once again, genius rears her lovely head!

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1. Lia January 16, 2014 at 4:46pm
  
  @Kim
  
  Awww. Thanks Kim! I do have this pattern in one of my holiday wraps and I am going to do a spring, summer and fall version too. 🙂
  
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