Sarah's first of the month project!

{A day late... but about 79 dollars short saved}

So, since Brooke is on a knock-off kick I figure I'd join in on the fun!

I got the idea from these Land of Nod posters {found here}

{Sorry for the bad pic- via Crackberry Blackberry}

$89 each!!! Yeah right! Here's what I came up with. And, since I LOVE-LOVE paint this project will come as no surprise. :-)

This is the curtain in our boys/guest bathroom.

I gathered my supplies accordingly {since my project will be hanging in this bathroom.}

I painted the canvas with my base colors- this will eventually be the color of my letters. {Trust me, you'll see!}

Since watching paint dry is SO much fun, I decided to go ahead and cut out my letters with my Slice machine. I used Vintage Findings cartridge. A bit time consuming but worth it to me for this project. A bit time consuming but worth it to me for this project. And I had plenty of time   ;-)

{Side note from Brooke- What mother of 2 small boys doesn't have plenty of time?! Haha}

Once cut, I laid them out on the canvas when the spacing was what I wanted, I used a temporary adhesive to hold the letters and shapes down.

Here it comes!! My favorite part- playing in paint! Don't use a whole, whole bunch of top coat paint. It will bleed under your letters. It's a lot easier to add than take away. Dabbing seemed to work best over the letters.

The top coat is done so off come the letters and shapes. To do this I used a straight pin to help lift up the card stock. Be careful not to poke through your canvas.

Since this is going in the bathroom I decided to seal the canvas. I have two boys. Do you REALLY need to ask why??

Ta-Da! The finished product!

Cost breakdown:

This is easy- I only bought the canvas $6.99 and 3 small paints for $.99 each.

{Come on Sarah K I give it two thumbs up!!}

I hope you enjoy this project and get your creative juices flowing! Post your link in the comments of your versions. I would love to see what you come up with!

-Sarah K

Linking up this project to the February DIY Club! Link up HERE!