Quote Pictures

So I pinned an idea similar to these on Pinterest but when it came down to making them, I changed my mind and did it my own way. I mostly like the way they turned out and I love having one of my favorite quotes by Audrey Hepburn in my Breakfast at Tiffany's themed room. These are great to add a personal detail to any room.

You can't really see from this picture but it says "Paris is always a good idea."

So first off, supplies. You're going to need:
1. Canvas, I just bought a three pack from Walmart, they were pretty thin and only cost about $4.
2. Paint, I chose the acrylic paint that's in the craft section, it's like a dollar a piece, I used the Plaid brand kind in Licorice, Vintage White,and Medium Gray.
3. Paint brushes, I got a 25 pack of brushes that I think were around $5
4. Stencils, I used a pack of 2" letter stencils that were by the paint in the craft section they were about $4.

After you have your supplies, you'll want to figure out what patterns you want to do on each painting. This takes a little mapping out because you have to decide what colors will show up on what with your letters, I should have thought this out a little more on the "always" picture. I do like that my patterns are all so different. I chose to do a zigzag, polka dots, and splatter on mine. Using the same colors helps tie them together so don't worry about your patterns being too different.

Next paint your patterns on your canvas, allow proper time to dry before painting letters on. The next step is very important. Trust I know because I skipped it.

Map out your letter before you start painting!!! I didn't do this on the "always" on and it looks a little funky with the s on the next line. Once you have you letters situated the way you want them, start painting them on. Be sure to hold onto the stencil tightly to avoid smearing. And voila! You have yourself an awesome quote to put on your wall!

Individual shots:

My Score at D.I.

The other day I was wandering the aisles of D.I. aimlessly and I found this little beaut.

I almost passed by it but something kept pulling me back to it. It had potential. It was 8 dollars which is kind of a steal when I saw how it turned out. I bought it and began brainstorming. I finally decided that I wanted to make it look more antique-y and use it for storage at the end of my bed. So I bought some ivory spray paint+primer and here's the end result. I have to admit, I was scared it would be an epic failure but I love the way it turned out.

Melted Crayon Canvas

This is a perfect, affordable way to add a unique piece of artwork to any room.





These are so easy to make and only take a few supplies.
1. Canvases, mine are fairly small (8X10), I got them in a 2 pack from Walmart for about $5
2. Crayons, I bought the Cra-Z Art ones and used about 4 packs. If you did your picture a full rainbow you would need less but since I only wanted certain colors from the pack on mine, I needed 4. You can also break the crayon in half like I did to make them go farther.
3. Hot glue gun, to glue the crayons to the canvas.
4. Newspaper, to spread out from creating a total mess.
5. Blow Dryer, to melt the crayons
6. Tape (optional), I used tape on the yellow, black and white one to leave the white space that would become the petals.
7. Buttons, I used buttons to make the flowers on the green and purple picture and one button to put in the center of the yellow flower.

The first thing you'll want to do is decide what pattern or design you want to do. Pick out your colors. Remove wrappers from crayons. I found a trick that works to help this process is that if you put the crayons in warm water for a minute it helps dissolve the paper and it comes off much easier. If you're like me and want the crayons to be in half, you'll want to either break them or cut them in half before you glue them.

After you have your colors picked out, decided what pattern you want them to melt. When that pattern is established, you can begin gluing crayons to canvas. Make sure your hot glue is all the way heated up or else the crayons won't stick to the canvas.

When all the crayons are glued to the bottom of the canvas you can begin taping off a design. (Note I only did this for the yellow/black/white one) I double layered my tape designs so that there was no bleeding through to the canvas.

You're now ready to blow dry! Lay out newspaper on all sides and behind your picture. This is important so you don't have little wax splatters everywhere. It takes a few minutes for the wax to start melting but once it starts, it goes pretty fast. Try to keep a steady hand so the melt lines are straight. It helps to have somebody hold the canvas while you blow dry so it's more steady. When you like the look of it, you can stop blow drying. Let it dry and add buttons with hot glue. You're good to go!