Good Morning! It's Becky here today and I have a simple project for you to try. I am a huge fan of creating one of a kind artwork for the walls of my home. I like to be able to customize the colors and the vibe that I want, so quite a few years ago, I started playing with stretched art canvases.
Here's the canvas that I'm going to show you how to make:
I started with an 11"x14" canvas. The one I used wasn't perfect, it actually had some marks on it, so I painted the front and sides with a soft off-white acrylic paint.
Then I did a little splattering with the Farmhouse Screen Door Sprinkler. I hadn't waited for the paint to dry completely, so it didn't have the look I wanted. Easy solution, I took paintbrush and ran the paintbrush over the sprinkles. It gave it just the look I like. I thought I would be starting over, but it ended up being a happy little mistake.
Then while the paint was drying, I took a simple secondhand frame that I picked up at an estate sale and measured the inside, then I cut a piece of ledger paper to fit.
I layered up a few fun pieces from the Woodland Park collection, including an oval sticker label that I had typed part of the sentiment on-
Lots of Woodland Park and Farmhouse Flower Sack pieces (my favorite!), as well as a little WP washi tape and an office supply tag, tissue paper and a little machine stitching.
Here's the finished canvas again-
I attached the framed piece to the canvas and added a few butterflies from the Flower Sack collections. So quick and easy! This would be a great project to do with older kiddos.
If this project inspires you to try something with canvas, or even copy this project, please share it with us on the OA Flickr group. We'd love to see your creations!
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Posted by: acne cyst | May 05, 2013 at 02:06 AM
i love this project!!
Posted by: ginny | August 29, 2012 at 10:44 AM
Oh how pretty. I love the butterflies. Very sweet.
Posted by: sharon gullikson | August 28, 2012 at 07:51 PM
What a beautiful project!!
Posted by: jackie | August 28, 2012 at 05:22 PM
Love this!! I was wondering what you used to attach the frame to the canvas? Think i'll definitely have to try this one out, thank you for sharing!
Posted by: Casey Britton | August 28, 2012 at 03:48 PM
This is so cute, I love the look of the frame on the canvas.
Posted by: Leonie -Australia | August 28, 2012 at 03:40 PM
so so beautiful ♫♪♫♪ very nice ♫♪♫♪
Posted by: sylvie | August 28, 2012 at 12:27 PM
This is adorable, Becky!
Posted by: Danielle Flanders | August 28, 2012 at 11:52 AM
How did you attach the frame to the canvas??? This is fabulous,, I love the idea. Very clever :o)
Posted by: Anita Scroggins | August 28, 2012 at 11:02 AM
I LOVE this!
Posted by: Jamie Greene | August 28, 2012 at 09:21 AM