DIY Dollar Tree Reverse Canvas
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For my craft today I am sharing another framed sign. This can be made to fit any size you want. I have seen so many cute Christmas signs this year, the one I am sharing you can easily style with another piece of art.
Supplies I will be using
- a 5 x 7 Dollar Tree canvas
- 2 sizes of Dollar Tree washy tape
- black, red and white craft paint
- staple gun and staples
After I took the canvas out of the package I removed the staples and canvas from the frame.
I placed the canvas to the side to work on painting the frame. I am painting the entire frame, front and back with Apple Barrel black craft paint.
While the frame is drying I am working on the canvas. I cut the canvas on the first fold line.
On the front side of the canvas I measured where I wanted my lines. I decided making the lines on the right side and on top of the canvas.
How to make the stripes
- Using washy tape in two sizes
- Taking the wider of the two, placing it down the right side and top of the canvas
- Taking the thinner tape, placing two strips down each side of the wider tape
- Rub firmly on the tape to make sure it is attached to the canvas
To seal the edges of the washy tape I am giving one coat of Waverly chalk paint in Plaster over the taped area.
After the paint dried I gave the canvas two coats of Apple Barrel craft paint in the color Cardinal Red, letting the first coat dry thoroughly.
Right after painting the second coat, I peeled the washy tape off of the canvas.
Where the red bled through I touched up with the Plaster chalk paint. I let the paint dry thoroughly.
I searched on google for a Christmas wording to place on my sign, once I found the right saying I printed it off and resized it to fit my sign. I took a pencil and filled the back side of my wording to cover the entire area, placed it on my sign and traced the wording with a pen.
Taking a very fine bristle brush and Waverly chalk paint in Plaster I painted over the wording.
Taking a very fine bristle brush and Waverly chalk paint in Plaster I painted over the wording.
I attached the canvas to the backside of the frame. Print side facing down into the frame.
Using my staple gun I attached the canvas to the frame. Making sure to keep the canvas tight.
I added a matt sealer to the entire canvas and frame.
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Do you have a photo of the finished piece? Your last photo in the post has a Christmas card hiding the words on the canvas! :-( That's a very neat project. Kudos and thanks for sharing!