Canvas Monogram - Make a Wedding Gift

Just think -

You could personalize wedding gifts

for your friends this summer!

Or-

make one for yourself.

Either way, this is a good punch of pattern and color

for your front door

or inside your home.

Start with a canvas Panel (about 2 or 3 dollars)

This one measures 16 X 20.

Start with painting the back semi-gloss black

for a nice finishing touch.

Paint the front of the canvas one solid color

or mix two tones.

I double loaded a brush using

lime green on one side of the brush and

darker sour apple green on the other.

When you look at the background pattern,

what shape do you see?

diamonds?

circles?

4 leaf design?

I suppose you could pick any of those shapes

to make your stencil.

I chose the 4 leaf pattern:

For my stencil

I started with a piece of cardstock paper.

Draw your shape

leaving good margins around your design.

I cover both sides of my cardstock with

wide packaging tape to sturdy it up

and make it reuseable.

Then using an exacto knife

on my cutting board, I cut out

the 4 leaf pattern.

This pattern shape

needs to be a 4 inch square so it

will fit nicely on the 16 X 20 canvas.

Then lay in the white paint

and repeat so that the edges of the

stencil repeat just touch.

Any rough edges can be cleaned up with paint

or wiped off if you catch it right away.

Baby wipes are a staple on my art table!

To give the white leaf pattern

a nicer finish,

take a 1" flat brush loaded with white paint

and pull it on it's side making a clean line.

Lightly sketch in where you want

your flourish pattern to go.

I made a large paper pattern

to trace around.

Then use a liner brush

loaded with grey and white to paint  the flourish design.

I add clear glaze to dip my brush in

to extend the paint and

get better flow.

Then make a large pattern

for the monogram letter.

Trace around and fill in.

Now for the grommets on top:

Using a 3/8" inch spade bit

drill two holes away from the edges

Clean up front and back edges

with an exacto knife.

Put top grommet extender through the front of the canvas.

Hold flat piece on back.

Using the grommet tool kit,

lay the front ring into the receiving flat disc.

Hammer the little silver driver

down from the back side.

You need to be firm with your hammer

and working on a hard surface

(a concrete floor is good).

Ta Da!

You're ready for the ribbon.

You can do it!

Wouldn't that make a great gift!

Have a great weekend,

Deb

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