Decoupage Photos on to Canvas Frames
by
Tuula - Color Me Thrifty
(IC: blogger)
It's quite easy to turn your photos into fabulous art pieces by decoupaging them on to canvas frames.
This works especially well in black and white, giving the pictures a lovely vintage feel. I used some photos from our trip to Paris a few years ago.
All I needed for the photos were 8" x 10" canvasses from the dollar store and my thrifted Mod Podge.
I turned it over and used my breyer to smooth out any small bubbles.
Then I decoupaged the sides where the photo was overhanging.
Also, if there are any bubbles in the paper they sometimes disappear by themselves as it dries, but if you have any left they can be popped with a pin and smoothed out when you do your top coat. I used the MP with a matte finish, so there wouldn't be any shine.
To hang my pictures I found these wrought iron plate hangers at the thrift store for $5 for the pair. Amazing!!
They are quite heavy and I thought they had a sort of faux bamboo look.
They were painted a gold tone that absolutely had to go. Jsut not for me
I spray painted them with Krylon's DUAL white.
And here's the display on the guest room wall. You can use whatever size of canvas you like depending on the plate hanger you use, or a grouping of larger canvasses would look great displayed on their own.
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Published January 22nd, 2016 7:00 AM
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