Easy-to-Make Wall Art

 I decided then and there that one of these days I’d try painting something similar myself, just to see if I could do it.  Then life intervened.  As you know, Noah keeps me hopping, so it’s rare that I get to work on my own art; we focus more on his or on things we can do together.  But last week, I decided to give our bedroom a little update; it’s been just shades of brown and white up to this point and I wanted to add a splash of color for Spring.  I started by making this pillow, which brings a bright shade of turquoise into the mix.  Then I made a photo plaque that brought in just a touch of turquoise and a slightly darker blue.

STEP 3: If you look at the original, you’ll see that the word “FREE” is written sideways on the left.  This is what I wanted to do with the word “GIFT.”  I mixed together some white and chocolate brown paint and used my large flat brush to write these letters.  I freehanded it because I don’t have stencils, which was scary but turned out ok.  But you could also use stencils if you have them.

STEP 4: I chose a really fun daisy silhouette stamp I have to go in the bottom left corner.  I dipped it in chocolate brown paint and stamped it on.  Fail.  I learned the hard way; ink your stamp using a sponge brush.  The result will be much better.  {PS -All the stamps I used are from my days as a Stampin’ Up! consultant}.

STEP 5:  I went back with a brush and fixed up the image, since it didn’t turn out quite right.  Lesson learned.

STEP 6: You’ll notice the original has some texture in the upper right corner and other places as well.  I used my light blue paint and this fun stamp.  You can see I used the trusty sponge brush this time.  Much better.

STEP 7: Since the stamp was long and thin, I stamped it several times vertically, then I also went back and stamped over top of that horizontally to add even more texture.

STEP 8: Choose a quote that goes along with your theme; type it in a word processor and print.  I chose a piece of 1 Corinthians 13.  Then, rip around the edges, always tearing toward yourself. 

STEP 9: Paint some Mod Podge on the canvas where you want the quote to go, press the quote on top and smooth it out.  Gosh, I love Mod Podge.  If you need to apply a bit on top of the quote around the edges, that’s ok too to help it lay flat.  Then paint around the edges and over top of some of the quote too.  It’s kind of hard to see, but I used a very light mixture of white and chocolate so you can still see the quote.

PS: I shared this idea here:

, Debbie-Doo’s, and Making the World Cuter Mondays.

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