Canvas Crafting

So it seems I have a few obsessions lately, Pinterest, Polyvore, party planning, among many others I can now add fabrics to the list. I have no idea how to sew anything, for example if my husband needs his pants mended it takes like a year, if I need something hemmed or sewn for a project I run to dear old mommy. The only thing I can manage to do is sew a button back on a shirt. So I have never really had any reason to be into fabrics, much until now! So my new obsession started all because I wanted some art work for our bedroom. I got this great idea to buy canvas and paint, well apparently I forgot one minor detail that I could not paint. Well I guess I could if I just wanted splatter marks or smears! Anywho, I thought why not wrap them in fabric! Now I know this isn't a new concept but I was pretty excited that I for once had actually remembered a terrific craft idea that I found online. So off to the fabric store I went. I found some beautiful fabrics and had such a hard time picking but finally chose three that I thought would look great in our room. Since I was taking too long in the process Miss K was getting very impatient with me so we picked out a fabric for her room too. I purchased half a yard of each and wrapped each canvas with the fabric, stapled all around the back edges and walla! Instant art!

Sorry I didn't take any pictures of the process but here are the afters.

 Katelyn's Room Piece

I also took some of the remnant pieces and made rosettes and flowers. I used a glue gun to keep the rosette and flowers together as well as adhering them to the canvas.

I have a "K" block letter for decoration, so I laid that out onto paper, traced it and once I cut it out I had my very own stencil. I used the stencil to sponge the paint onto the fabrics. Not only could I use it in Katelyn's room, but in our room as well to represent our last name.

These three prints are for our room bedroom. I plan to hang all three above our bed with the "K" initial piece in the middle. My next fabric craft is curtains for our master bathroom, of course that requires a trip to mom's so I will post that when they are complete! I must really learn this sewing thing!

Enjoy this last day to the weekend, hoping the sun comes out to play. I have a busy day, lunch with the family and then to one of my dearest friends for her daughters first birthday party.

~ Have a great day