Painted Canvas Screen

Mother's Day Gift

Once again, I made this for my Daughter-in-Law.  This was a Mother's Day Gift, and I was a little nervous about whether she would like it.  She did.  I had purchased the canvas screen for $30 from Garden Ridge.  It had a hideous pattern in orange and blues, but I knew Bin Primer/Sealer would do away with that quickly.  I have been experimenting with chalk paint and waxes, and used these also.

 INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Paint with Bin Primer/Sealer.
2. Stencil the daisies with Dry Wall Compound.  I made big daisy stencils in 14" and 12" sizes.
3. Using the wall color (that I added Plaster of Paris to make chalk paint) paint the screen.  
4. Randomly stencil, using a Tim Holtz burlap stencil, in dark grey.    
5. Paint the daisies white and yellow.
6. Apply a coat of  furniture wax (like Formby's or Ana White).  Follow can/jar instructions.
7. Go over with a dark wax, applying and rubbing off, as desired.

Steps 6 and 7 can be done by spraying with satin polyurethane, and then using an Antiquing method.

It's Spring, and Baseball is in the Air

Just a quick wreath for my grandkids.  They started with baseball two months ago, in February. 

• I used a 12 inch embroidery hoop, a circle of white fabric about 16 inches round.  
• A red and black marker. 
• Three 8 inch wide fabric strips ruffled (I sewed three fabric widths together and then folded and ironed it for a 4 inch ruffle. 
• A 12 inch styrofoam wreath, for the baseball's 3D look.

I printed mine on 11 x 14" printable fabric, hence the seam.  Then I went back with the markers to darken.  I laid the fabric on the wreath form, and slid the hoop down over, and tightened.  I sprayed styrofoam adhesive on the back of the wreath form, and stuck the ruffle to the form.  I added straight pins as I went around.  Be careful, that styrofoam adhesive is stickeeee.

Princess Centerpiece 

(Now on Etsy)

 


This idea was inspired by the fashion dolls with an elaborate, crocheted gown that Grandma's used to make.  Oh, they were horrid, and oh so loved! I thought they would be wonderful decorations, favors, centerpieces for a little girl's Princess Party.  They would also make nice decorations for a little princess' bedroom.  I made this for a 40th Party centerpiece with a "40 and still a Princess."  You are all so clever out there, I am sure that they could be adapted for a Bridal Shower, or maybe a Quinceanera.  They are not difficult, but they do require hand cutting.  If you liked cutting paper dolls as a child (I think I am dating myself),  it will be a snap.  The trick to this, is sewing the paper gown pieces together.  This is the easiest part.