I fell in LOVE with my inspiration picture.
Reminder:
One of the things I really liked was the idea of square artwork around the top of the room. So, I decided to run out and buy some square frames. Then I priced frames! Yikes! For one or two it wasn't so bad...but for 10-15, Whoa! I had to think outside of the box. Walking around Michael's I passed by the sale canvases. They sell a 12 pack of 12x12 square canvases for about $20 (on sale).
I wanted them to look like they were framed (since they are hanging so high it shouldn't be too obvious- I hope). So, I used 2'' wide painters tape around the edges. Exact boarder on each one.
I spent several hours on Pinterest checking out different "kitchen printables". After going back and forth on different styles and saying I decided to make my own using my Silhouette. I picked a few saying I liked and made my own designs. The point of this artwork was to add a pop of color to the kitchen. To buy a roll of vinyl in each color would get expensive fast...so I decided to use the Silhouette to make stencils. But I didn't want to "waste" all my vinyl so, I thought maybe, just maybe...Contact paper. I had to cut it to fit the mat and then tape it down really well, but it worked! I was so excited to have a cheap way to make stencils!
The Contact paper doesn't stick very well on the canvas but if you are careful and dab instead of brush it should be fine. I just used craft paint and a foam craft brush. It's really important to let it dry really really well before pulling up the Contact paper.
After it dried and I pulled the paper off, I put some painters tape around the edges (about 1/4 inch) to make a boarder and painted it. I also, used a few photos of my son with messy food faces on some. I printed 8x10s (with 40% coupon code- of course!) and cut them to 8x8s and simply rubber cemented them into the center of the canvas. Easy as pie!
Check out the full kitchen redo at: kathrynisinspired.blogspot.com
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