Time: 1 Hour
Cost: $12
Tired of looking at that hideous painting hanging in your living room? Just stumped on what to give to your friend for her baby shower? I give you: perfection.
TOOLS & SUPPLIES:
Art canvas or old painting
Acrylic paint & paint brush
Vinyl letter stickers
Map & staples (optional)
STEPS:
1. Find an old painting around the house or at a local thrift store and purchase one from there. Or go out and purchase a blank canvas. The canvas can have whatever you like on it, this is going to be the fill color of your letters. I chose to staple a map to a blank canvas because I couldn't find a painting I liked anywhere. Depending on the size of the canvas, this project can get expensive. My 10x10 canvas was $7 for a set of two at my local craft store. The map I found at the dollar store.
2. Decide what you want the letters to say on your canvas and stick 'em on. I did this project for my friend's baby shower so I chose to spell out her son's name. You can find the vinyl stickers at your local craft store for around $4.
3. Choose whatever color paint you want your background to be (for me it was white to give the piece a clean, fresh look) and paint over the entire canvas, including over the letter stickers.
4. Allow to dry for at least 24 hours. Gently peel off your letter stickers and you're done! Step back and admire your handy work. After you're finished with the project, keep your letters to reuse for future projects to really get your money's worth. If you're gentle putting them on and taking them off they can be used up to three times per letter.
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