I've received many wonderful comments on my canvas bird art from a previous post. A recent reader inspired me to provide a simple tutorial, and a few templates on how to create your own canvas bird art. It's super simple and so much fun!
the supplies...
an assortment of favorite papers, wrapping papers, ribbons, buttons
acrylic craft paints
art canvas in a variety of sizes
mod podge, craft glue
hot glue gun
the how-to...
- paint or cover your canvas in paper
to adhere the paper wrap, you may have to use a hot glue gun, or even glue dots. some canvas material is a little finicky. i wrapped my paper all the way around to the back and adhered it to the wooden frame inside the canvas's back
i used a combination of painted and paper-covered canvases
experiment with a couple techniques, and remember, they don' t have to be perfect!
try painting some polka dots, or stripes! - allow time for the canvases to fully dry. in the meantime, prepare your templates, and cut out your artwork
i encourage you to mix and match as many paper textures, patterns and colors so your art makes a bold impact - take time to piece together your artwork on the canvas first, before gluing
- gently coat the back of paper piece with mod podge and adhere to canvas, work piece by piece until your artwork is glued and compiled on the canvas
- feel free to mod podge the entire canvas with a thin coat
i didn't on mine... - embellish your canvases with a variety of ribbons, ric rac, or buttons
adhere your embellishments to the canvas using hot glue - And voila! Your artwork is complete!
the templates...
I've provided a variety of templates below inspired by a few of my designs.
Click the links below to download the PDF templates...
*busy birds in tree*
*granny birdie*
*mr. owl perched on branch*
*small birds and owls*
Keep in mind that similar art could be created for your main living area of your home,
just by selecting more modern or mature paint colors and papers
just by selecting more modern or mature paint colors and papers
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8 comments:
that is really cute! i'm going to try that for my girls!
Thank you Thank you Thank you. You are so sweet to give us a step by step and templates sooooo fast. You are awesome. I"m very excited to get started and I know my daughters are going to loooove them!
you're most welcome! enjoy! i'd love to see what you come up with!
I just came across your wonderful blog. Love it. I have been searching for some cute wall art for my baby girls room. I have found what I am looking for!! Thanks so much!
This is such a cute idea. I did use your busy bird in tree pattern and then a frog and dragon fly. I have two boys and thought that using thous might make them a little more boyish. I'll have photos up soon your welcome to look at them:) Thanks for the super cute idea!
Thanks for sharing! These are so cute!!
I've fallen in love with mod birds and wanted to create something similar for my baby-to-be's nursery. I was having a hard time finding cute templates but I found your site and this post saved me! Thanks again!
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