CUT IT OUT!! ……CANVAS TUTORIAL

I love a wall I can read! Take your favorite quotes and put them up on the walls with this easy, inexpensive idea!

 Supplies: Canvas (found mine at Hobby Lobby in a 2 pack for $7.99)

Fabric

contact paper

spray paint

staple gun

printer and exacto knife

or a cricut machine

Step 1: Cover your canvas in the fabric you selected and secure it with a staple gun on the backside of the wood frame.

Step 2: Using contact paper cut out the letters of your saying on a circut machine. If you don’t have a circut machine, you can simply print off your saying in whatever font and size desired. Then place your contact over the top and of the paper, trace and cut out with an exacto knife. 

Position the letters on the canvas. When you have them where you’d like them to be, peel off the paper backing and stick the letters to the fabric. 

Step 3: When all the letters have been placed, spray a thick layer of spray paint over the entire canvas. Let dry. If needed, apply another coat. 

Step 4: When it is dry, peel the letters off. The color and pattern of the fabric underneath the paint will POP through creating a GREAT contrast!

Hang it on your wall and enjoy! 

another design option: 

Instead of covering the canvas with fabric, just place your letters onto the canvas, spray and peel. The black and white combination is always a classic. 

**edited to add: I get several emails asking about how to get the letters to stick better and prevent the paint from bleeding underneath. Unfortunately I don’t think there is a magic trick here but here are some suggestions.
1) hold your paint can further away from the letters. this means more coats of paint but possibly less bleeding underneath.
2) Some of my paint did bleed a bit but I had better success when the canvas was “treated” and not a brand new “slick” canvas. The one I covered with fabric I had the best success with. The contact paper “grabbed” onto the fabric better.
3) Here’s a gal that tried my tutorial and had GREAT success! notice they type of canvas or artwork she started with too! I hope this tips help!