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Canvas Painting in Just Us Four Style

October 3, 2011 By Shannah 10 Comments

Back during the Pinterest Challenge, I came across a geometric canvas painting that I loved over at Cardigan Junkie

Great, right?  Of course, I immediately pinned it and started thinking of my own canvas art.  Where would I put it?  What color would I use?
I didn’t bother to answer those questions before going out to buy the canvas.

I bought two and put them on the dining room table (my crafting spot at the time).  There they sat for quite some time except for when we needed to move them for large family dinners.  Trying to motivate myself, I picked up some Frog Tape from Home Depot one day.  Yeah, it sat right on top of the canvas.

 While thinking over the potential of a bedroom redo, I decided that our bedroom, redo or not, would be the perfect place to put my geometric art.  So, I taped.  Only I didn’t really measure or mark the canvas in any way.  I just taped…yep, that’s how we roll here.

The geometry wasn’t exactly perfect in my taping but that didn’t really bother me.  After taping them, the canvases sat on the dining room table for awhile because I couldn’t decide where I wanted them to live once they were complete.  With our new bedroom in the works, I decided they would be perfect for above our bed.  So, I went to Home Depot and got a sample of the green color that we plan to use for accents.
First, I painted the entire canvas white though to “seal” the tape down and (hopefully) prevent that annoying bleeding. 

Once that was dry, I painted the canvases the green color I had purchased.

I allowed that to dry for a bit and then went to pull up the tape before it dried completely.  I was hoping to prevent it from pulling up the paint when I removed the tape.  Unfortunately, I pulled it too soon and it caused the paint to bleed just a little bit.

I broke out the small paint brush and some white paint to fix the bleed marks on the canvas.  It was so time consuming but I finally finished it.

I have a second one that is slightly different but it still needs some major touch-up work!

This post is partying at the following locations:
Making Monday Marvelous at C.R.A.F.T., I Made the World Cuter Today at Making the World Cuter, Motivate Me Monday at Keeping it Simple, Metamorphosis Monday at Between Naps on the Porch, Get Your Craft on Tuesday at Today’s Creative Blog, Tutorial Tuesday at With Hope Studios, Nifty Thrifty Tuesdays at Coastal Charm, Anything Related at All Thingz Related, Take a Look Tuesday at Sugar Bee Crafts, Tip Me Tuesday at Tip Junkie, Hoo’s Got Talent at Nightowl Crafting, Show & Share at Southern Lovely, Whatever Goes Wednesday at Someday Crafts, Show and Tell at Blue Cricket Designs, Penny Pinching Party at The Thrifty Home, Fall in Love with Your Home at Décor to Adore, We’re Organized Wednesday at Organize and Decorate Everything, 100 Ideas Under $100 at Beyond the Picket Fence, Coffee and Conversation Thursday at With a Shot of Brandy, Strut Your Stuff at Somewhat Simple, Hooking up with HoH at House of Hepworths, Doggone Dirty Craftin at Rhinestone Beagle, Look at Me, I’m so Crafty at It’s Fun to Craft, Craft, Scrappy Happy Me Thursday at Craft, Scappy Happy, Feature Yourself Friday at Fingerprints on the Fridge, Frugalicious Friday at Finding Fabulous, Flaunt it Friday at Chic on a Shoestring Decorating, The Pity Party at 30 Days, the Weekend Wrap-up Party at Tatertots and Jello, Show and Tell Saturday at Be Different, Act Normal, and the Before and After Party at Thrifty Décor Chick.

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Comments

  1. Lizabeth says

    October 3, 2011 at 3:50 pm

    That was a challenging project! I am an impatient crafter, I want to have it done too fast and always find a way to goof up at least one step. Yours has turned out great!

    Reply
  2. More Style Than Cash says

    October 3, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    Looks GOOD! Usually when I’ve got a project on the go my husband will wander by and ask me if I am ever going to finish it (LOL) Ingrid

    Reply
  3. Lindsay says

    October 4, 2011 at 12:27 am

    This is SO pretty! I love that color green you chose! What great new artwork!

    Reply
  4. Jacki says

    October 4, 2011 at 10:57 am

    This turned out so cool! The green and white color combo looks great!

    Reply
  5. ladywiththeredrocker says

    October 5, 2011 at 3:42 pm

    Love this! The colors you chose are great. Love green! I just did a diy picture on canvas. You can check it out on my blog if you like.
    Stephanie @ Ladywiththeredrocker.wordpress.com

    Reply
  6. Hi, I'm Laura Ingalls Gunn says

    October 5, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Oh I need some new artwork and this is a perfect idea.

    Thank you so much for sharing.

    Reply
  7. A Lived in Home says

    October 6, 2011 at 5:25 pm

    So pretty! I’ve seen something similar before.

    Reply
  8. Lindsay says

    October 8, 2011 at 8:20 pm

    And so glad you shared this as well, at Show & Share! Thank you!

    Reply
  9. WithAShotOf_Brandy says

    October 12, 2011 at 9:56 pm

    Wow, this is such as easy and beautiful home accessory! Thank you for sharing at my link party.

    Reply
  10. Hurr says

    August 30, 2022 at 10:09 am

    Wow, Nice collection of canvases ever! Thanks for sharing my link

    Reply

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