We recently had our living room painted. Which spurred us into first cleaning up, and then motivated us to finally make some changes that we'd been intending to and procrastinated upon.
One of the things I'd always wanted was to have art of some form on the walls. We love the kids' drawings but decided to limit them to only certain parts of the home because well, as much as we love them, we sometimes need a break from their um, creativity. And noise.
The thing about us is that we're not the typical couple that would spend lots of money on a piece of art. We're not the oil painting sort, the landscape sort, nor the abstract sort. In all honesty, I don't know what sort we are! So I decided to create our own one-of-a-kind wall art :)
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I love how it turned out. I chose the fabric to match our new-old armchair (it's a preloved vintage piece that I recently bought) and I couldn't be happier with the final outcome. And the best part was that the whole thing didn't cost us an arm and a leg, plus it was made within 15 minutes! The only thing that put me off this was the fact that I thought I needed a fancy schmancy stapler gun. I tried UHU glue instead and it totally worked!
Materials you'll need:
Plain stretched canvas (I initially wanted one big one but Spotlight was having a pack of 2 smaller ones on sale!)
Fabric (slightly bigger than stretched canvas) - I also got mine from Spotlight.
UHU glue
Step 1: Measure fabric. Leave about a 1-inch border around your stretched canvas
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Step 2: Cut fabric. I simply folded a line and cut along it. Doesn't matter if it's not totally straight because it's going to be on the back of your art piece anyway. Iron your fabric. You must do this or the creases will be very obvious
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Step 3: Lay your fabric with the right side facing down on the table, then the front of your stretched canvas on top of it (i.e. the wrong side of the fabric should be in contact with the front of your stretched canvas). Apply UHU glue to one side of the back of your stretched canvas, then fold side of fabric over. Press down to make sure it's secure and allow to dry. UHU glue dries up fast so 2-3 minutes is really enough.
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Step 4: Repeat with opposite side. This allows you to stretch the fabric well to avoid air pockets. Stretch it as much as you can, then glue the side down.
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Step 5: Repeat the gluing process, folding corners in as neatly as you can, kind of like you're wrapping a present. I added some glue at the folds for good measure.
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Step 6: Press down all sides firmly, then flip stretched canvas over (so that the front is facing up) and press the sides down again to ensure everything is stuck on well.
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Step 7: Done! Hang up and admire!
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The best thing about this is that it's relatively cheap and so easy to do, so you can change your fabrics whenever you tire of the prints! So there you have it. No more excuses for blank walls! ;)
This post is part of a series run by the very creative A Happy Mum. Check out her blog for more fun and creative ideas that she enjoys with her two little princesses.
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One of the things I'd always wanted was to have art of some form on the walls. We love the kids' drawings but decided to limit them to only certain parts of the home because well, as much as we love them, we sometimes need a break from their um, creativity. And noise.
The thing about us is that we're not the typical couple that would spend lots of money on a piece of art. We're not the oil painting sort, the landscape sort, nor the abstract sort. In all honesty, I don't know what sort we are! So I decided to create our own one-of-a-kind wall art :)
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I love how it turned out. I chose the fabric to match our new-old armchair (it's a preloved vintage piece that I recently bought) and I couldn't be happier with the final outcome. And the best part was that the whole thing didn't cost us an arm and a leg, plus it was made within 15 minutes! The only thing that put me off this was the fact that I thought I needed a fancy schmancy stapler gun. I tried UHU glue instead and it totally worked!
Materials you'll need:
Plain stretched canvas (I initially wanted one big one but Spotlight was having a pack of 2 smaller ones on sale!)
Fabric (slightly bigger than stretched canvas) - I also got mine from Spotlight.
UHU glue
Step 1: Measure fabric. Leave about a 1-inch border around your stretched canvas
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Step 2: Cut fabric. I simply folded a line and cut along it. Doesn't matter if it's not totally straight because it's going to be on the back of your art piece anyway. Iron your fabric. You must do this or the creases will be very obvious
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Step 3: Lay your fabric with the right side facing down on the table, then the front of your stretched canvas on top of it (i.e. the wrong side of the fabric should be in contact with the front of your stretched canvas). Apply UHU glue to one side of the back of your stretched canvas, then fold side of fabric over. Press down to make sure it's secure and allow to dry. UHU glue dries up fast so 2-3 minutes is really enough.
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Step 4: Repeat with opposite side. This allows you to stretch the fabric well to avoid air pockets. Stretch it as much as you can, then glue the side down.
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Step 5: Repeat the gluing process, folding corners in as neatly as you can, kind of like you're wrapping a present. I added some glue at the folds for good measure.
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Step 6: Press down all sides firmly, then flip stretched canvas over (so that the front is facing up) and press the sides down again to ensure everything is stuck on well.
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Step 7: Done! Hang up and admire!
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The best thing about this is that it's relatively cheap and so easy to do, so you can change your fabrics whenever you tire of the prints! So there you have it. No more excuses for blank walls! ;)
This post is part of a series run by the very creative A Happy Mum. Check out her blog for more fun and creative ideas that she enjoys with her two little princesses.
