Wednesday, December 19, 2012

DIY it already

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i've had this blasted canvas hanging around forever, just taking up space.  it's just weirdo drips of paint i did with a chopstick one day.  brian meares has no time for my attempts at artwork, so he was happy to see it leave the house yesterday.  little did he know - i had bigger plans in store for it.

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this is about the simplest DIY ever -- i'll go through it step by step just because the pictures are pretty, but i realize yal aren't fools, so sorry if this seems pedantic.

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canvas with something going on already, neon spray paint, scissors, some scrap paper, double sided tape and a marker should do it.

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quickly sketch out your letters on paper - it doesn't have to be perfect because you're going to cut around them

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that's what cutting looks like, in case you're international

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tape each letter down - don't think you'll be clever and skip this step because the spray paint will blow the paper up and you'll ruin the whole thing.  you'll never forgive yourself.

hold the spray paint directly above each letter as you spray down, not across
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just get about an inch or so out from the edges.
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there's the whole shebang painted - then just lift the paper up to reveal your reverse graffiti stylez!

sort of fresh princey, don't you think?
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21 comments:

Kristina said...

Totally cool!

design roundup said...

Love this! I will definitely try creating my own art soon.

Sam [The Peak of Tres Chic] said...

What a cool idea! I love it!

Rosetta Stone English said...

Good beautiful.

upcycledhomeblog.com said...

LOVE IT!

Chelsea said...

This rocks! So urban chic. I would totally buy this in a gallery.

xoxo
Chels

Bromeliad said...

Funny grammar. Totally cool art.

{Hi Sugarplum!} said...

Aaahhh...I'm still trying to get to the felt letters in a frame DIY!! Now I need to do this! And I'll probably use your exact quote.

Love when you do projects...and explain them meares style for the internationals.

Kecia@CoutureZoo said...

Totally doing this! It's the perfect cool, affordable artwork my entryway needs!

xx

LELA LIKE LELE said...

creative

Lori said...

You said pedantic. That's awesome.

Huzaini Dzulkefli said...

wow!!very nice and so creative .. so idealism =)

Julie said...

Great I love it!
Happy Holidays
x Julie x

Doover said...

Awesome!!

saikoro.kitten said...

Haha, awesome! Very freaky but very awesome.

Chels. said...

I love this!!!

Aidil Puzi said...

picture perfect! thanks for sharing

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Connie | Daydream In Color said...

Love this! I've been needing some art...I'll have to try this out...

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