I was invited to participate in the Pins to Projects series on Studio 5 and inspired by this canvas art from Southern Belle Soul, Mountain Bride Heart created some one of a kind wall art for my master bedroom. You can see the TV segment below.
So here’s the low down on how I made the first canvas, since seeing as how that segment was filmed a few hours ago, the second canvas is not completed yet.
SUPPLIES:
- Canvas
- Scrapbook Paper
- Permanent Spray Adhesive
- Vinyl & Cricut (or purchase letter stickers)
- Acrylic Paint
- Foam Brush
The best part about this canvas art besides it being completely personalized is it is super affordable canvas art. 16×20 Canvases are 2 for $8 at Hobby Lobby. You can even use a 40% off coupon.
First off, choose what you want it to say. I love the pieces in my home to hold special meaning. I was making art for our master bedroom so I chose lyrics from a song from our wedding video that both my husband and I love. I also chose paper that looks like love letters because my husband loves to write and wrote many poems for me.
If you want it wrinkly with seams and lots of texture and character:
-Experiment on the computer with fonts and the placement of the words on your canvas size so you know the exact design you want and size of letters you will need. (I experimented with an 8×10 area since my canvas was 16×20. Then I just made the letters twice as big)
-Cut your words out of vinyl using a craft cutting machine. (If you want to save some money you can also use contact paper from the dollar store. Just be sure to adjust the cutting pressure accordingly.)
-Coat the canvas with spray adhesive. Use full sheets of scrapbook paper and lay them on the canvas perfectly lining up the seams.
-Use transfer tape to keep the vinyl words straight and place on the canvas.
-Squirt swirls of paint directly on the canvas. Spread over the whole surface with a foam brush. Use one coat if you want your paper design to show through slightly. If you want solid color, use two coats.
-The paint causes the paper to wrinkle and shrink up slightly to expose seams. You will need to touch up seams and edges with paint once it dries unless you want them white.
-Carefully remove the vinyl words to expose the design. If you try to do it too fast, the paper will rip.
-You can coat it with Mod Podge for protection.
I am an advertising nerd and love that this reminds me of old billboards or subway ads starting to wrinkle and peel to expose what is underneath.
I decided to do a second version too add more color to our space. You can see a bit of it in the tv segment above.
Spray paint collage canvas art:
For more of a patchy look…
-Use all the same steps as above with the vinyl words, but alter the paper and painting steps.
-Rip out colorful pieces of magazine pages and use a glue stick to glue overlapping the pieces collage style to your canvas. The amount of texture you want will determine how tightly you want to secure the edges of each piece.
-In a well ventilated area free from wind or moisture, spray paint using thin coats and a slow even back and forth motion. Go off of the edges of the canvas when changing direction so the paint remains even and doesn’t puddle near the edges.
I love how they turned out and can’t wait to hang them in my bedroom!
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