Well folks, it’s that time of year for craft shows and shopping bazaars.  I had a craft show last weekend and I will be at another one this Saturday.  I still have some netted frames that you could use for jewelry or as a bulletin board, dry erase boards, greeting cards and I am accepting invitation orders.

Fairmount Christian Church

http://www.fairmountchristian.org/

6502 Creighton Rd, Mechanicsville, VA 23111

10 am – 2 pm

I hope to see you there!!

As I was sitting at Emily’s apartment I was looking around getting a mental picture of what I wanted to change.  In her apartment you can see the back of the cabinet’s right as you walk in.  See what I mean…

Emily and I talked about the idea of putting three canvases side by side up there to make it prettier.  We thought maybe we would cover the canvases in fabric, but Emily loves the Chevron pattern, as do I.  We planned to paint canvases with our friend Dandi last Saturday night, but we were all too tired and had a long day ahead of us with Emily’s Apartment Makeover on Sunday.

Emily left for Disney on Sunday night and since we hadn’t done this project I took it upon myself to finish it.  Here’s the process…

What you will need:

acrylic paint ($0.99 at your local craft store)

3 canvases

sponge paintbrush

pencil

cardboard (I used a manila folder)

First, make the stencil.  Trace the chevron pattern onto the cardboard and then cut it out.

Then start tracing the pattern onto the canvas using a pencil (try not to press too hard for lighter lines)

Then grab a paper plate, sponge brush and paint and get to painting!

This yummy pear hard cider from Philadelphia helped me through the painting process.  Yes, I put ice in my cider, don’t judge

This is one coat of paint (very see through).

And here are all the canvases after two coats of paint.

They aren’t perfect, but that’s what is so fun about handmade projects.  Now I just need to sneak them into Emily’s apartment before she gets home

I will be back tomorrow with a fun announcement!!