My four littles share a bathroom, and until this week, other than a shower curtain and hooks for towels, it has been completely bare. I made a super cute piece of striped canvas art to hang on the wall, and I LOVE it. Since boys and girls are sharing the space, I went for a yellow, white, and turquoise color palette, along with a whale theme. I am slightly obsessed with stripes right now, and I love the way they look on the canvas!
{supplies}
-canvas
-painters tape
-spray tape
-stencil of choice
-craft paint & foam brush
1. Adhere the painter’s tape ( I used 1.88 inch tape) to your canvas, in the width of stripes you want. You can eyeball it, or measure it out–whatever you need to get the stripes as even as possible. Make sure the tape goes around the sides, so your stripes will too. Since I was spray painting both of the flag canvases, I went ahead and applied my stars at the same time.
That’s it!!! SO simple, and CUTE!
Eveline van Heijst says
May 30, 2013 at 8:34 amWhat fun and great looking projects!
Eveline.
simply {kierste} says
May 30, 2013 at 9:45 amThank you, Eveline! :)
Linda says
May 30, 2013 at 9:08 amWhat kind of vinyl did you use to cut the stencils from your silhouette? I have been wanting to do this but I don’t know what type of vinyl to buy that will be removable. Thanks!
simply {kierste} says
May 30, 2013 at 9:45 amI did use my Silhouette to cut out the stencils, and I used their premium vinyl. I’ve never had it stick to any surface that I’ve stenciled, and I’ve used it on metal, glass, wood, and now canvas. Good luck!!!
Stayc says
May 30, 2013 at 1:36 pmOOOooh I love it! I think I will make one for my son’s nursery!!
Rhonda Miller says
May 30, 2013 at 2:09 pmThese are great. What a fun decoration idea.
Jennifer says
May 31, 2013 at 6:11 amBoth ideas are very cute! What color did you use for the whale?
simply {kierste} says
Jun 3, 2013 at 10:48 pmI used “Pond”, by Martha Stewart!
Beverly says
May 31, 2013 at 9:34 amLove this idea! I want to try this soon. You make everything look so easy, but this sounds like something even I can do!
simply {kierste} says
May 31, 2013 at 5:36 pmYou can totally do this, Beverly!!!
Angela says
Jun 1, 2013 at 9:07 amLove it! So cute, simple and cheery!
simply {kierste} says
Jun 3, 2013 at 12:34 pmThank you so much, Angela!!! xo
eva scott says
Jun 1, 2013 at 9:18 amThat is SO cute! I am so much trouble getting vinyl to stick to my canvas. Do you have any tricks?
simply {kierste} says
Jun 3, 2013 at 12:34 pmGetting vinyl to stick to canvas can be tricky, but I’ve found a really light hand helps. I’m always tempted to push hard on the vinyl to get it to stick, like I would on wood or metal, but canvas is the opposite. Use just your finger to carefully go over all the edges and over the top of stencil, and just press gently. Usually I can get it to stick. When you’re painting, dab and pat instead of pushing your brush down really hard–it will be less likely to go under the stencil that way. Good luck!!!
Anna says
Mar 14, 2014 at 10:51 pmWhere did you get the stencil for the whale? I would love to try this!
Simply Kierste says
Mar 15, 2014 at 11:10 pmIt’s a design from the Silhouette online store! Do you have a Silhouette? If not, you may be able to find a stencil online–maybe etsy?
capturing joy with kristen duke says
Mar 27, 2014 at 9:27 amThis is so CUTE HAPPY and SIMPLE, i love it! Pinning!