Ghostly Sightings

I think there's a ghost in my house!!

;)

DIY Art: Sunshine!

I love pinning stuff on Pinterest and pretending that I am going to become a craft maven and make all of the delightful things I find myself. I have hundreds of pins, but haven't really made anything, save for a few recipes.

That is until yesterday, when, inspired by the rain, a 20% off coupon and a Michaels gift card, I finally made my first pinterest-inspired craft! Obviously, all those pins come from someplace beyond pinterest, so in the spirit of giving credit where it's due, my Sunshine canvas idea was from this etsy shop.

I loved the bright yellow they used and thought it was just what our bedroom needed. Our walls are painted in "Shark Loop" a grey-blue color, which I love, but could use some brightening. I can't wait to hang my homemade canvas art on the wall next to our bed, and flank it with framed photos of the husband and I. :)

Anyway, this was super easy to make. I typed out the lettering in Word, using two different fonts, and set the font size around 500. After I cut out each letter, and laid them out on the canvas, I painted over them in buttercream yellow acrylic paint with a large foam brush. The hardest part was keep the letters from moving around while I painted; I didn't use anything to stick them down because I was afraid it would ruin the canvas, so I just held them down with a finger or two as I painted. It wasn't perfect, but it worked well enough. :)

The husband originally thought this was a stupid idea for a craft and that it wouldn't work, but he was pleasantly surprised when I was done and it actually turned out well. :)