A few weeks ago, after searching for artwork for her apartment, my daughter could not find the right painting at a reasonable price. So she decided to make her own. DIY Wall art is so easy to make and we had fun making it.
Once the colors were decided we bought some white canvas and some acrylic paint at the craft store. The paint colors were chosen to match the apartment decor.
First she took a blank canvas and started sponging the first color.
Then it was time to repeat the dry sponging for the other colors
until the entire canvas was covered. We let it dry for about an hour.
Next, we took some black and white paint for contrast, and added some features. In this case, a fleur-de-lis and some flowers. Swirls, spatter and rings also look good. You can really use your imagination here and add anything.
Then we set the painting outside to dry. This is the finished product:
In a frame it looks even better don't you think? Be sure to allow paint to dry overnight before framing.
The project came out so quickly and our wall painting took only about 2 hours to do.
DIY Wall Art Supplies
Canvas
Acrylic paint (at least three colors and black and white)
Sponge
paint brush
frame
What do you think?
Ginny Marie
Oh, it's beautiful! I have never tried painting before. Maybe some day! 🙂
organizedisland
Thank you Ginny!
Melanie
That looks great. Your daughter is talented!
organizedisland
Thanks Melanie!
jehdldn
She is very talented! I used to do some oil painting with my mom years ago but I don't think I would be able to produce anything that was wall worthy.
organizedisland
I am so impressed that you did oil painting! Very cool!
bohotamirebekah
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Michelle Day
Raquel,
This looks amazing! I love the color scheme she used. Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share this week! Have a wonderful weekend
Michelle
amy of whilewearingheels
Looks delicious...and easy. This might have to be added to one of my favorite apple recipes...next to apple pie, of course 🙂
Jen O
Thanks for the very cool idea here--It turned out so great that I'll have to file this one away for future reference!
organizedisland
Thanks for stopping by Jen!