DIY Wall Art

There was a huge sale on canvases {at Hobby Lobby}. Of course I took advantage!  They sat naked until a recent idea came to me.  

Skill level: Moderate to Easy...

...if you can use a glue gun

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Supplies: Yarn, book pages, hot glue, acrylic paint 

(I used 3-4 colors), spray paint and Mod Podge.

 Step 1:  

Wrap yarn around the blank canvas in a grid like pattern - random and uneven (I thought I would glue the yarn down with paint dyed Mod Podge, however, it did not adhere to the canvas at all.  Hot glue did the trick!)

 

Step 2:

  Glue (Mod Podge) book pages atop the yarn and canvas to build a sturdy base.

Step 3:

 I don't have a picture of the next step - I used green spray paint to cover the book page covered canvas.

Step 4:

 Again, no picture - I strung hot glue vertically and horizontally...for what seemed like a lifetime.  
Layers and layers of hot glue.

Step 5: 

 I squeezed acrylic paint (color # 1) down the front of the canvas. I let the paint drip freely and dry outside.

Step 6:  

I dripped more acrylic paint down the front.

 Step 7:  

I goofed up a bit as the paint squirted out more then I would have liked (above).  Fix mistakes with the original spray paint color :)

I dripped white acrylic down the front - I ended up hating this layer and later toned it down with the original spray paint base color.

 

 

Step 8:  

I started to like what I was seeing but felt it was lacking.  Using book pages, I created a few different flower shaped templates ... 

...using the templates, I made several book page cut outs. 

 

Alternating the shapes, i layered the pages and stapled the middle to create these recycled flowers...

...then outlined the petals with blue paint. 

 Step 9:

I completed three paper flowers and glued them 

to the middle of the canvas.  

The End.