52 Pins Project #3

I couldn't wait to get this canvas finished. The loft needed a giant canvas above the love seat and I knew exactly what I wanted. I found an idea on Etsy and pinned it because I knew I could mimic it in some way or another (Pin can be found, here.) The one I pinned is made from up-cycled wood but seeing that I didn't want anything heavy and I didn't want to mess with cutting wood, I knew I could make something similar with paint and a canvas. So that's what I did. And because of the bold colors in the loft (which is where this will be) I didn't want to make it all "matchy-matchy." The loft is anything BUT "matchy-matchy" so I went with 6 different colors, for all different sized stripes. I love how it turned out. It's exactly what the little space needed and I'm thrilled that it pulled all the colors in the room together.

  (It's not hung in the loft yet, but I cannot wait until it is! It's by far the perfect addition to the kids perfect little space!)

Items Needed:

• Canvas 
• Acrylic Paint 
• Brushes 
• Masking Tape (or Painters Tape) 

What I did:

• I painted the entire canvas bright yellow. Two coats, and allowed it to dry and set for 24 hours. 

• Then I taped it off. I didn't even use a measuring tape. I eyeballed it and went with it. No one has time for measuring afterall : ) I just made all different sized stripes with the tape and made sure the tape went around to the back so I could make the stripes continue onto the bottoms of the canvas instead of ending at the edge. 

• Then took a credit card and made sure the tape stuck down so no paint would seep under it to create a messy stripe. 

• Next I just started painting different colors. I didn't make it a pattern, and didn't care if there were more of one color than another. I just painted. 

• Acrylic dries pretty quickly so I removed the tape after about 30 minutes.

It came out perfectly, or at least I think it did. I love it. It was easy and cheap and it pulled the entire loft together. What do y'all think? Was it a success?