Painting not your forte? Don't want to paint over your last DIY canvas, yet tired of looking at it?
Well then I have something that ought to do the trick!
*drumroll please*
Cover an old canvas painting -- or a blank one -- with fabric!
It may just be even easier than it sounds, too.
Well then I have something that ought to do the trick!
*drumroll please*
Cover an old canvas painting -- or a blank one -- with fabric!
It may just be even easier than it sounds, too.
I painted three canvases a few years ago and while I still liked them as they were, I didn't like them where they were. I also wanted to mix things up a bit in general. I had printed out letters framed in four individual frames to spell "H O M E" in my 'hallway' (can I even call that little space a hallway?) and the three painted canvases sitting above my old bed. It was alright. Meh, even. But I didn't really *LOVE* it.
So after staring at these pieces and humm-ing and haww-ing I finally remembered some things that I had seen done before, and one of them was a wallpaper covered canvas. But why not make it from fabric, too?
So here is what you'll need to redo/upcycle your own canvas (or just buy some blanks from your friendly neighbourhood dollar store or online!)
So after staring at these pieces and humm-ing and haww-ing I finally remembered some things that I had seen done before, and one of them was a wallpaper covered canvas. But why not make it from fabric, too?
So here is what you'll need to redo/upcycle your own canvas (or just buy some blanks from your friendly neighbourhood dollar store or online!)
Materials
Method
1. Lay out your fabric of choice (I used an old skirt that no longer fit) and lay a canvas on top of it. Cut your fabric out to cover the front of the canvas and reach around behind it. My canvases were 1in deep so I should have cut a margin of 2in around my canvas, but I sort of just hacked at the fabric and then trimmed it down later. I was in a rush?
- Some fabric
- A canvas (or two or three or four...)
- Staple gun with staples
Method
1. Lay out your fabric of choice (I used an old skirt that no longer fit) and lay a canvas on top of it. Cut your fabric out to cover the front of the canvas and reach around behind it. My canvases were 1in deep so I should have cut a margin of 2in around my canvas, but I sort of just hacked at the fabric and then trimmed it down later. I was in a rush?
2. Pull your cut fabric taut around the edge of your canvas and staple around the rim of the wood frame at the back of the canvas.
3. Admire all of your hard work, sweat, and tears.