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.
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.
