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DIY Valentine’s Day Canvas

Happy February! This month we are sharing lots of fun new projects inspired by Valentine’s Day! First up, we have a super easy canvas that you can give as a gift or keep for yourself! Here’s how to make your own…

DIY Valentine's Day Canvas | Love You More | Vicky Barone

Supplies: 10×10 canvas, an X-acto knife, a stencil or printed quote, a self-healing mat, and pink spray paint.

Directions:
1. Create a design or quote you’d like on your canvas and print it backwards (this will create a stencil that you will use on the back of the canvas!).
2. Place the canvas on a self-healing mat, face down.
3. Tape the stencil to the inside of the canvas.
4. Use the X-acto knife to cut away the letters or design (you will be cutting through the paper stencil and the canvas)
5. Neaten up the canvas with an X-acto knife or small scissors.
6. In a well-ventilated area (preferably outside!) cover the canvas with pink spray paint and let dry.

DIY Valentine's Day Canvas | Love You More | Vicky Barone

We also made this project for New Year’s Eve, if you’d like to see! The possibilities are endless and oh-so-sweet.

Don’t forget to follow Vicky Barone on Instagram for more Valentine’s Day inspiration!

 

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DIY Holidays Parties and Events

DIY New Year’s Eve Canvas

We think 2017 is going to be our best year yet! Here’s how to make a gold cut-out canvas to display at your New Year’s Eve party to celebrate that sentiment…

DIY New Year's Eve Canvas | Best Year Yet | Vicky Barone

Supplies: a canvas, an X-acto knife, a printed quote, self-healing mat, and gold spray paint.

Directions:
1. Create a design or quote you’d like on your canvas and print it backwards (this will create a stencil that you will use on the back of the canvas!).
2. Place the canvas on a self-healing mat, face down.
3. Tape the stencil to the inside of the canvas.
4. Use the X-acto knife to cut away the letters or design (you will be cutting through the paper stencil and the canvas)
5. Neaten up the canvas with an X-acto knife or small scissors.
6. In a well-ventilated area (preferably outside!) cover the canvas with gold spray paint and let dry.
7. Decorate with your new canvas and celebrate the new year!

DIY New Year's Eve Canvas | Best Year Yet | Vicky Barone DIY New Year's Eve Canvas | Best Year Yet | Vicky Barone

For even more NYE ideas, click here!

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DIY Holidays

Lucky Penny Wall Art

Grab your lucky pennies for today’s St. Patrick’s Day craft! This DIY wall art is fun to make and adds a pop of color to your home or classroom.

Lucky Penny Wall Art | Vicky BaroneSupplies: a white canvas (ours is 12″ x 12″), green acrylic paint, painter’s tape or masking tape, a paint brush, a hot glue gun, and clean pennies (we used 83!).

Directions:
1. Clean the pennies as best as you can by making a vinegar and salt solution and letting them soak for about ten minutes (or longer if they’re extra grimy!). Rinse them in cold water, scrubbing off the dirt if necessary, and dry them off completely.
2. Tape straight lines on your canvas using the painter’s tape. Seal the tape with your fingernail or a credit card to get the air bubbles out.
3. Paint the canvas with the green paint and let dry. Repeat with as many coats as necessary. When the paint is fully dry, remove the tape.
4. Lay out the pennies on the canvas in the design you like. Lift up each penny one-by-one to add hot glue to the back and place them gently back down on the canvas. Repeat with each penny until all are securely glued to the canvas (Copy our pattern of pennies if you’d like!).

Your canvas can show any shape or letter you like! Have fun with it and it will bring you lots of luck 🙂

 

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New Artwork on Etsy: I Love You Because You’re You

We are very excited about this new canvas wall art now available on Etsy! The original I Love You Because You’re You design is one of the most popular canvases and we are so happy to now offer it in a new design!

I Love You Because You're You | Canvas Wall Art | Vicky Barone on EtsyBecause You’re You | Because You’re You Stripes

I Love You Because You're You | Vicky Barone on Etsy

I Love You Because You're You | Vicky Barone on Etsy

These two beautiful canvases are also available as fabric wall decals!

I Love You Because You're You | Fabric Wall Decal | Vicky Barone on EtsyBecause You’re You | Because You’re You Stripes

Check out my full Etsy shop to find the rest of my canvases, wall decals, and much more!

 

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New Artwork on Etsy: Transportation Canvas Wall Art

We just published some new canvases on Etsy! Three of them include cars, trains, and aircraft for your transportation-loving little ones.

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Click on the pictures below to see them on Etsy!
carsonthemove flying railroadbridge