Category: DIY CHALLENGE

Welcome to Decorate and More with Tip!  If you are coming over from Kelli K’s Olympic Next, hello!  Kelli’s sign is so adorable.  Love her tutorial as well.

It’s the first Wednesday of the month, which means it’s time for the monthly DIY Challenge.

For this month’s theme we are working with a canvas, any way we want to use them.  It’s going to be fun going over and seeing what type of DIY canvases they are going to share, at the bottom of my page I will have all of my friend’s canvas project for you, but first let me share you what I did with a canvas!!

To check out all my past DIY Challenges you can view here → DIY CHALLENGES.

For my canvas project I am going to take an old canvas and make a cute wall hanging.  I saw this on my Pinterest feed a leaf canvas, but when I went to the site it’s no longer available.  So I took the photo and created my own canvas.  Below is the tutorial for you to follow.

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 FALL LEAF FRAMED ART TUTORIAL

Supplies needed:

• Canvas (any size)
• frame to fit the size of your canvas (optional)
• Faux leaf bundles (I used 30 leaves)
• Metallic craft paint (I used copper)
• Mod Podge or and your favorite glue (I used wall paper paste)
• Paint ( I used denim blue Apple Barrel craft paint)
• A sealer of your choice

Since I am using an old canvas I removed my canvas from the frame to use the backside.

I cut the canvas to the size of my frame.  I pieced mine because the frame was a bit longer, I am going to cover the part where the seam is.

Traced the inner part of the frame onto the canvas, this will show me my work surface I have.

Mist the canvas before applying your background paint. Using a spray bottle seems to be a great way.

Apply the paint onto the damp canvas, keep misting the canvas to help the paint to go on evenly.

Let the canvas dry thoroughly.

I took my leaves off their bundles.  Removing the plastic veins from the back of each leaf as well.

I gave my leaves a copper look to them by painting them with Folk Art metallic copper craft paint.  I applied a light coat to each leaf.

Painting the leaves kept the look flowing, with the different shades of leaves adding the copper gave them a different shade of copper.

Pressing the leaves

To protect the leaves I place a piece of wax paper down, place the leaves on the paper and place another sheet of wax paper on top of the leaves.  I pressed the leaves until they were flat.

I separated my leaves per style and size.  This will help me when I start the design.

How to make a Fall Design

Starting out with your larger leaves, I placed them on the canvas in the center as if leaves were falling.  Leaving space at the top and bottom of the canvas.

When I had the design I want, I glued the leaves to the canvas with wallpaper paste.

I creating a puddle of leaves to the top of the canvas, gluing as I placed the leaves on to the canvas.

I also made a smaller puddle at the bottom of the canvas as well.

Once the glue of the leaves dried I applied one coat of poly to the entire canvas to seal my design.

Let the poly dry for several hours.

Now the canvas is dry I stapled on the back of my frame.

Aren’t the colors beautiful?  I will be sharing how I style the art piece soon.

 

 

 

 

 

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Up next is Carol Bluesky at Home, I love her leaf art, so pretty and following her tutorial, easy to do too.  Don’t forget to go over to each one of my friend’s blog and see what they are sharing!!

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