DIY Stenciled Nature Wall Art on Canvas

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Creating your own wall art can be simple! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">All you need are a few basic materials and a little bit of inspiration. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Now that summer is in all its glory, why not take to the great outdoors for some of the materials needed for this project? </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">You probably can find plenty of leaf and flower specimens in your very own backyard or garden. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Or, take a nature walk with someone special and collect some leaves or other natural materials on your way. Once your project below is finished, you'll have a nice keepsake to remember the day!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzgy9sfbkvLQOn5aTdEyDv8GQ_jAHweyqE69Pz6xgENai0w2ntGjb-gHAX5y7jszCELUzu2ZOQ8_O59mcj6cMrwl2elWz5wZ1jsRKsAZO-DLkjHpS2ftd21KfJ-GQRNP3_1p9N24B6kc/s1600/diy+painting.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKzgy9sfbkvLQOn5aTdEyDv8GQ_jAHweyqE69Pz6xgENai0w2ntGjb-gHAX5y7jszCELUzu2ZOQ8_O59mcj6cMrwl2elWz5wZ1jsRKsAZO-DLkjHpS2ftd21KfJ-GQRNP3_1p9N24B6kc/s1600/diy+painting.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999;"><a href="http://pinme.ru/" target="_blank">photo via pinme</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;">Materials needed: (photo 1)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;">newspaper to cover and protect your work space</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;">a store bought framed canvas for acrylic paint</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;">acrylic craft paint</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;">craft paint brush</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">repositional</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;"> spray adhesive (aka artist's mounting adhesive)</span><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">spray paint in a contrasting color to your acrylic paint </span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Instructions:</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">First, cover your work space with newspaper. </span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">To start, paint your entire canvas with acrylic paint in the color that you would like your leaves to be and set aside to dry (photo 2)</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Once your canvas is dry, place your leaves or branch (or whatever you will be using as your stencil) on a separate piece of paper or newspaper and spray with mounting spray/respositional spray adhesive. (photo 3)</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Next adhere the adhesive side of your leaves to your painted canvas and press down gently to adhere.</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Spray over leaves with contrasting color spray paint, allow to dry, and then carefully peel off your leaves/stencil. (photo 4)</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">Display your finished artwork! (photo 5)</span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0033M2JPG/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&tag=dishfundesign-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0033M2JPG"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B0033M2JPG&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B0033M2JPG" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BKRLMO/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&tag=dishfundesign-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000BKRLMO"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&Format=_SL160_&ASIN=B000BKRLMO&MarketPlace=US&ID=AsinImage&WS=1&tag=dishfundesign-20&ServiceVersion=20070822" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=dishfundesign-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B000BKRLMO" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> <span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666;">Here are two types of repositional spray adhesives/mounting sprays</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">What other kinds of materials would you use as a stencil for this project?  </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-size: large;">Aside from plant life, I think this project would be fun with lace or paper doilies.</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;">What do you think?</span><br /><span style="color: #666666; font-size: large;"><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br />

DIY Stenciled Nature Wall Art on Canvas

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