DIY Calendar From Thrift Store Art
by
Emy Flint | Semigloss Design
(IC: blogger)
6 Materials
$15
3 Hours
Easy
I don't know about you, but I need to be able to physically see a calendar to any idea of time. Yeah, I know that I have a digital calendar on my phone that I can access anywhere, but I still love physical calendars. I wanted a BIG one to see at a glance from my desk. Using a piece of thrift store art allowed me to create one easily for cheap!
Go to the thrift store and find a large piece of art with a sturdy frame and glass. This piece is large at 22"x28" and only cost $8!
Remove the hanger and the backing. Then carefully remove the art and glass from the frame.
My art was shiny, so I gave it a quick coat of flat white spray paint so that paint would stick to the surface.
Spray paint the frame. I chose white, so that it would pop against my teal walls.
Once your art is dry, start painting the surface. I started with a few squirts of acrylic paint in colors I liked and smeared them around with a paintbrush.
I layered colors until I was happy, and then added more white to the top. White and light colors are important so that you can see what you write on your calendar!
Once I was happy with the composition, I added gold leaf to the art in a few spots. Just apply the glue, wait a few minutes and rub. I love the shiny gold spots!!
Place it in the frame. You could leave it like this and have a new piece of art, or you can add decals to make it a calendar. I cut out days of the week with my silhouette and applied them.
Then I added a grid with adhesive vinyl strips.
Hang and enjoy your new calendar! For more details, check out my in depth post!
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Suggested materials:
- Thrift store art (thrift store)
- Spray paint (Hardware store)
- Acrylic paint (Craft store)
- Adhesive vinyl (Craft store)
- Silhouette (Amazon)
- Gold leaf and adhesive (craft store)
Want more details about this and other DIY projects? Check out my blog post!
Published August 17th, 2017 4:56 AM
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Evelyn Schaedel on Aug 17, 2017
So useful! Great job! Thanks for sharing!
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Did the glass go in and the vinyl put on the glass? That step was not noted. I sure wouldn't want to write on the art itself. Do you use white board pens? This is a very neat project! Thanks for sharing with us.