Destination Art Tutorial; Guest
04 August 2010
Well, we have been seeing these destination art pieces pop up all over right? So I thought I would show you this tutorial that Emily from Mini House was kind enough to send to me, in case you too want to try your hand at it!
Some of you have asked, "Where do you come up with this stuff?" I'm a copycat. I'll see something and with Nick's help figure out how to make it with a touch of my own flare. This project's inspiration was pulled from May's House Beautiful along with several variations popping up on Etsy.
I like to think that you guys are checking my blog religiously so here's the moment you've all been waiting for - the BIG REVEAL!
Head to Michaels and bring the list below to purchase the nuts and bolts:
24 x 48 inch primed canvas. $14.99 w/ coupon
2" inch stencils. $1.99 on Clearance
3" inch stencils. $0.99 on Clearance
4" inch stencils. $1.99 on Clearance
Jar of black acrylic paint. $5.99 w/ coupon
Tube of acrylic paint (color: titan buff). $8.99 w/ coupon
A spool of ribbon. $0.99
Grand Total: $35.93 vs. $295 price tag online
*Michaels always seems to have a 40% coupon on a full price item
Prep Work
Make a List, Check it Twice.
We created a list of every place Nick and I lived starting from birth until now. This is where you can get a little creative (i.e. instead of Cincinnati, we used the Queen City). This helps to switch it up. From there we taped together a paper "canvas" so we could see the spacing and make adjustments. This step is critical, I repeat critical.
We were working three different sizes of stencils so in some cases where we thought we'd use a 4" inch stencil, we had to swap for a 3" inch because there wasn't enough room. (As you can see with the Excelsior mishap below).
11 comments:
this is soooo PERFECT
I love it
Great work dear
xoxo
bB
Holy cow I love this. Love how it's so personal. I'm totally going to make one. one letter at a time. I'm so excited.
I love this! Such a great way to remember where you came from.
This is such a fun project! I could see me using it to show places we've lived... or our favorite vacations even.
I was born and raised in Covington..went to Covington Elemtary my kids went to the same school, my cousins last name is Covington....all in Washington State though...loved this post.
Love this...looks great!
Louisville!
AWESOME tutorial!!! I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to this for our home. Yours turned out great! Thanks for the idea! :)
I would try it. I might try it if I can find a good spot to put one of these. I love the idea. The hours spent doing it sound daunting, since I don't have a patient, precise nature. I like instant gratification. Maybe this will be good for me ;)
Thanks everyone for your sweet comments! Honestly, when we initially started we waited for it to dry in the sun so it took FOREVER then we brought the hairdryer into the mix and it was a huge time saver! Trust me when I say if I can do this, you can do this project! :)
I LOVE it! It looks great, so definitely worth your time. You have me at Minneapolis, although I'm a St. Paul girl. Nice work!
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