4/20/12

Painted Paper Doilies : I Love Our "Us"

I felt crafty.
I was also inspired by all the Pinterest amazingness, I thought I'd try to create my own little project. (though I'm sure someone else somewhere has done something like this)
I used grey, green and brown acrylic paint.
(I just bought the cheapest kind)

I bought regular paper doilies in two sizes and painted with my handy little roller

I tried out different positions for the doilies on my blank 12x12 canvas
I also got large silver letters from the scrap booking aisle at Michael's 

Placed the letters in their position before I stuck them on
I had to tape the large doilies around the corners of the canvas, but used spray adhesive for the rest of them
and used spray Modge Podge to give it a glossy look.

Doesn't it look lovely on our Television cabinet?

Heres a closer look. I let the canvas lay over night on its face, that flattened out any doily curling.
Michaels was having a HUGE canvas sale, packs of 7 and 10 for $15 and less depending on the size. I'm unsure if its still going on, but I also made our kitchen wall canvases with them
(I'll blog about that little project next.)

2 comments

  1. That turned out so very cute! I'm impressed with your craftiness. That's an awesome canvas sale too. Those things can get expensive. Maybe someday I will feel crafty and try a new project. Maybe. :)

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  2. What a great blog! I am visiting from MBC! I look forward to following your blog. Come and visit Mama's Little Chick when you can and say hi. What a wonderful craft! Have a great day!

    Mama Hen
    www.mamaslittlechick.com

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