Hi EPeeps!! Karen here today, to share with you a crazy little canvas that I made the other day! Seriously, sometimes it is just fun to goof off!
It started with a canvas I had tried something on before but didn't like. (So here is my challege for you. .. take out a project that you didn't like and just go over it with something crazy!!) Here I went from ugly torn paper that wouldn't peel off .... to something just a little fun!
I copied a piece of my favorite vintage wallpaper and used gel medium to cover the ugly canvas. (Seriously, find a wallpaper book - they make fun backgrounds - I got this one off of Ebay!)
Then I was sitting around doodling in my sketchbook and came up with this little mason jar terrarium. Why not create something just a little whimsical?
I actually cut out my sketch to trace it because I just couldn't get the shape right on the canvas!
Then I created a washy-kind of paint (totally technical term, right?) with paint, acrylic glazing and water. I wanted to play around with creating a 'see-through' jar, just like it was sitting on my shelf. I also created a white-wash to put on the wallpaper around the jar!
And it worked!! And I was SO excited, I didn't take another picture until the end ...
I cut scrap paper that I had around, glued, highlighted, used rub-ons and doodled to create the finished project!
I hope you enjoyed my little goof off ... now go create your own goofy canvas!!
- Karen
What a lovely reclaimed project Karen! love the color wash you created and it DID work perfectly for your jar! the plants are so colorful and fun and I LOVE that wallpaper!!
ReplyDeleteWow Karen, the first thing that popped into my head was "how did she get it to look like actual glass". This canvas turned out AWESOME!!!!! And a great tip about the wallpaper books. I'm so going to try the glaze/paint mix to see if it works for me.
ReplyDeleteI love your re-do Karen and the wallpaper is brilliant. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is fabulous, Karen! Love how you created the see through glass! Will have to remember that technique! What a great finished piece!
ReplyDeleteBetter late than never! I really love this canvas the background is so vintage and the jar with the scene in is just fabulous !
ReplyDeleteI LOVE it....great job. I do have one of those "mistakes" waiting for a redo.
ReplyDeleteWOW, Karen! That see through jar is AMAZING, LOVE how this turned out and Love the wall paper BG, too! Great way to pretty up an old canvas!
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