Hi friends, I’m excited to share that I’ve been invited to take part in the monthly Create With Me challenges hosted by Lindi from Love Create Celebrate and Samantha from Little Bits of Home. At the beginning of each month, we will ask YOU to vote on a material to create something from. Then, at the end of the month, we will share our project using that material and host a link party for you to showcase your own projects using the material! How fun is that?!
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Last month at the Create With Me party, the winning vote was using a canvas for our projects.
I chose to make a Paris themed canvas for my guest bedroom. My husband and I were engaged in Paris, so it has always been a special place to us. We have a lot of Paris themed decor we received for our wedding and most of it is somehow displayed in our guest bedroom. I thought a canvas art would be a great addition.
Here’s how I made my project.
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Supplies:
Map
Brush
Stencil ( your choice)
Instructions:
1. I cut my map to fill the surface of the canvas
2. I used Mod Podge to secure the map to the surface. Let dry.
3. I placed my stencil on the map and positioned it where I wanted it. I cut mine using my Silhouette machine, but a pre-bought one would work fine also. You could even paint the inside of the stencil and leave the map showing on the outside.
4. Paint over the entire surface with your craft paint.
5. Peel away stencil and let dry completely. I then took a sanding block and distressed the paint for a worn look.
6. Finally, I sealed it with a gloss wax sealant. I used this one.
I love how it turned out and I can’t wait to get it hung in my guest bedroom space. It has the perfect color palette and will add to my Paris themed space.
Don’t want to make your own? Check out these other wall art maps.
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Want to see some other great canvas projects? Click on over to the other blogs to see what they created!
Butterfly Canvas- Our House Now a Home
Mixed Material Art- Little Bits of Home
Ombre Butterfly Art- Refresh Living
Map Canvas Wall Art- My Life from Home
How to Frame a Canvas- Making Joy and Pretty Things
Two Minute Canvas Art- Love Create Celebrate
Lighted Halloween Canvas- Knock it Off Kim
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To life feeling like home!
XO,
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LOVE this idea! What a fun way to remember a great trip without being too obvious. Thanks for sharing at Share the Wealth Sunday, we hope you stop by again!
Thank you, Morgan!
Love everything about it~~ Le Tour Eiffel, the map, the rustic look. Lovely!
Thank you!! 🙂
Such a cute idea! Pinned for sure.
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Thank you! I can see so many other ways to use this technique!
This is so neat! Love the map idea, Amy!
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Super cute and creative! Goes perfectly with the room and I love the special meaning behind it!
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What a great project! Love that you used maps. Your guest bedroom looks gorgeous!
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Thank you, Michelle! My parents are our guests most of the time and they really like it, so that’s important.
It looks so lovely! I love the distressing with little parts of the map peaking through. Pinned!
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Love this, Amy! My daughter has a Paris themed room that this would be perfect for. What a great project!
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Thank you, Kim! Yes. You definitely should make one for her.
What a great idea! I love how the map slightly shows through due to the distressing. I think it will look great in your Paris room!
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Thank you, Jenny!