Handmade Mother’s Day: Painted Burlap Canvas
I am so excited to share with you, my Painted Burlap Canvas
There are seven days until Mother’s Day! I am honored to be a part of the Handmade Mother’s Day Series coordinated by my friend, Kelly from Live. Laugh. Rowe. Ten blogs are bringing you fantastic gifts to make for mom!
There are so many wonderful projects. You will want to be sure to head over to the save the date page and catch up on all great projects.
Before we jump in, you have to check out the lovely birth stone necklace Kristen, from Capturing Joy, created.
I wanted to create something for my amazing mom that had a personal touch but would also go with her decor. I decided to do a painted canvas with burlap and to personalize it with special dates. The date she became a mom and the date she became a grandmother (or Mimi as we call her).
To create your own Painted Burlap Canvas you will need: a canvas (I scored my at the thrift shop for a few cents), craft paint, burlap scrap, stencil, paint brush, and thumb tacks.
I started by painting my canvas aqua. My mom loves the color and it goes with her decor. We are both aqua-holics 🙂
Next I cut a piece of burlap approximately 8 in by 10 in (not exact).
Stretch the burlap to keep it taut and pin it in place with thumb tacks.
I created my stencil using my beloved Silhouette Cameo.
I used painter’s tape to keep the stencil in place.
Using minimal amounts of paint, lightly brush on the stencil with paint. I used an off white color. I pulled the stencil off before it dried because I didn’t want my stencil to stick to the burlap.
I absolutely love the way it turned out. It’s personal and pretty and I know my mom is going to love it!
Super cute Chelsea! Pinning 🙂
Very cute! Your mom will love it! Every time I see one of your cameo ideas, I kick myself for not getting mine out of the box yet…What’s wrong with me?! 🙂
Love This… and I Love the the colors too, they compliment each other so well! Thanks so much for being a part of this series, Chelsea!! Hugs.
How sweet is this? now I just need to have some babies and make my mom a grandmom! 😉 Another super creative project from you, chelsea.
Cheers,
Lauren
The Thinking Closet
Love this! Pinning it for when I finally get a Silhouette!
Chelsea, this is beautiful! I love the aqua paint color against the burlap! 🙂
So cute! I love the colors.
I’m visiting you today from C.R.A.F.T. I hope you get a chance to stop by my blog, leave a comment, too!
~ Megin of VMG206
Mother’s Day Frame~ Printable
such a fun project Chelsea 🙂 thanks for the visit, and can’t wait to take a peek around here! ♥ happy monday
I Love this idea!!
What a beautiful idea, Chelsea! 🙂
That is just so cute. I love the colors but my favorite part are the special dates. Your mom is sure to adore it.
I really love this! I’m thinking I might have to do something similar for my mom for mother’s day. I seem to love anything with burlap these days! 🙂 Thanks for the fantastic idea!
xoxo
Michelle
So I kind of took this idea and ran with it–just had to share! I took burlap and nailed it to a canvas and then stenciled “You are my Sunshine” on it with a sun–all inspired by you! Thanks for the idea!
i never though of painting word art on canvas! i love the mom to grandma idea too. Adorable!
Would you mind sharing this on a new link party I host with 5 other blogs: Moonlight & Mason Jars Mondays! We feature 5 blogs who link up every week. The party closes at midnight on Wednesday. I know our readers will LOVE this canvas! 🙂
Xo,
Jenn Pilgrim
TheNewlywedPilgrimage.com
Oh, my gosh! I love this! My mom is also a “mimi” and there seems to never be anything that actually says “mimi” on it. I just got my silhouette in the mail today. Can’t wait to add this to my project file. Thank you.
I love the way this looks! Such a cute idea!!
I want one! this would look super fab in my office/craft room.
Thanks for sharing such a great project at monday funday! Take care, Laura
I love this! You always do such a great job 😉
Jamie @ somuchbetterwithage.com
Thanks for sharing your beautiful Mom’s day craft at Project Inspire{d} linky party last week!! Hope to see you at this week’s party up now : http://www.settingforfour.com/2013/05/project-inspired-linky-party-no.html Pinned your post to our group linky party board! Heather
Such a cute idea! I would love to have you join us for Centerpiece Wednesday linky party where tons of bloggers share their creativity, recipes, DIY projects and more…come on over and see and share with us. http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/2014/04/centerpiece-wednesday.html
Karin
This may sound lazy but would you share the file that you made for the silhouette? Starting with a blank file intimidates me! I’d like to replicate this for my mom for her birthday!
Hi Holly, I’m sorry I don’t typically save Silhouette files and this post is a few years old so I definitely don’t have it saved. Don’t be nervous! You can totally make this! Stick with a font that isn’t a script. Arial or Helvetica would work just perfect. I think I even used IMPACT. I also always use the gridlines and keep in mine the size of my canvas when stretching the graphic to make sure it’s on scale. I hope these tips help you!