My Homemade "Wall Art"

So my cousin, Raelynn, taught me how to make my own "wall art". I thought I'd pass on the fun to you!!

What you will need:

Canvases

Paint

Paintable wallpaper (I found mine at Lowes)

Staples/Staple Gun

And if you want it two toned like mine (I know you can't tell in these pics really well) you can get a colored glaze and cheese cloth to apply it.

First cut your wallpaper to fit your canvases (as you can see I chose to do all differnt sizes, you can do all the same).

Next, you will follow the instructions for applying the wallpaper on your canvas. It's pretty easy, just fill your tub and place the paper glue side down for about 20 seconds. It's okay if the top part (non-glue part) gets wet. Next fold the wallpaper in half for about 15 minutes until the glue is tacky.

After about 15 minutes, apply the paper to the canvas and smooth it out. Keep checking for airbubbles as they will arise. Once you have it smoothed on, it's time to fold up the edges and staple the paper down.

Let the canvases dry over night. Again, make sure to keep smoothing the front to avoid air bubbles. Pull the paper tight before you staple to help prevent the air bubbles.

Next just use a regular brush and paint!! I also found these nice, little, pyramid things that the corners of the canvases can sit on while you paint so it doesn't sit on the ground to dry and you can get the sides easier too.

Let dry overnight...

If you want to make it two tones, you can't quite tell here, but mine have an orange glaze over top the chocolate paint. Again, use your cheese cloth and just blot and smear however you'd like. I covered the whole canvas.

We decided to hang ours kinda funky like this. We are going to put a nice little table in the center here and have a lamp under each of the horizontal ones. I think it'll turn out pretty darn cute. And the best part is, I can say I made them!! :-)

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