DIY Canvas Art

 

I have seen some really cool canvas art in stores and thought I could do something similar myself. I have also seen some cool ones on Pinterest and posted them on my Pinterest boards and some of my favorites are found here. I went out to hunt some local thrift stores to find some canvas (because buying a canvas at a craft store is SO EXPENSIVE!) and this is what I found:

Cute, but not what I am going for.



I painted over the picture with a blue/green paint.



I then added a word and some branches and a little birdie! Cute!

I Love My Cricut!!!

For anyone out there that likes DIY projects, crafts, scrapbooking, stencils, decorating, etc., you need a CRICUT!!! I love mine so much. It makes being creative so much fun!

The Cricut made it so easy to put this saying on our wall!

The Cricut makes projects a lot more easy! 

My Cricut in action!


I would love to see what you have created with your Cricut!

 

DIY - Mr & Mrs Pillows

I love the Mr & Mrs pillows I have been seeing in catalogs and at the stores, but they are pretty expensive. So, I took three neutral colored pillows and stenciled a set for myself! Love them!

Here are two of the pillows before I stenciled them.

I took the pillow out of the case and laid it flat on a surface for me to work on it.

I used my Cricut to make stencils and then centered them on the pillow and traced them out with a pencil. I then went in with watered down black fabric paint and a paint brush and filled in the letters.

This is the finished pillows drying.

 Love the final result!!!!!!!