Wall Art On A Budget

While digging through all the fabrics to find the perfect one for Justice's room I saw one I loved. We already had four fabrics picked. This one is not 100% right to mix with the others but I loved it. I showed it to Justice and she loved it too. So I decided I'd cut a piece out and turn it into wall art. This way she could use the fabric and not have to fully commit to it. It still coordinates just fine.

Gorgeous fabric!

It seems every time I say I'm going to do a simple project it turns into something big. This quick little project was no different. In fact it was the most time consuming project of all. I started with a 18x24 canvas. My mother, Marsha is a former art teacher. She is also a artist. She had a stack of canvases on hand. So that word FREE came into play again. I love that word. I cut the fabric to fit the canvas. Leaving enough to turn over the back. Also making sure that I centered the part I wanted to show. Then stapled it into place. The staples cooperated this day. Hooray!

Folded neatly and stapled firmly.

Here is where things got so complicated. It was a fine piece of art. That's it...fine. No glitz, no glam. This is a fourteen year old girls room. There has to be some bling! So I broke down and bought sequins and sparkly beads to embellish it with. Then I sat for hours and hand sewed them in place. Took a couple hours off and on each day for two weeks to finish it. It turned out really well. Not sure I'd do it again. Well, not today anyway...


The finished art!

Flower bead work.

Close up detail of the blinged out bird.

 

Money spent so far:

Bulletin Board $9.99
Beads $5.00

Total: $14.99