Decals on Canvas : A Mother's Day Special

My mother-in-law collects roosters for her kitchen.  Since I have been married to my husband, he has so kindly given me the task of finding "the perfect" rooster piece for her collection for each holiday that passes.  Luckily for me, I have an awesome mother-in-law that I love, so the task is more of a joy.

This Mother's Day, my husband had the brilliant idea that we should make her something.  I always ask him if he is speaking French when he says, "we" because I know he really means me. 

I have a very supportive husband... but when he suggested I make something for her, it was a major compliment to me. See... he is a momma's boy at heart, and only will give the best to his mother.  So with a smile on my face... I began to craft.

I started with a 10" x 10" blank canvas & painted it lime tree.

Next I cut a rooster decal in orange to give it a nice contrast.  I used a piece of transfer tape to line up the decal in the center.

When I removed the decal, a little bit of the paint came off.  This is why you should paint either the day before or at least a few hours before... not 30 minutes earlier like I did.  However... since i was going for the country farm look, it ended up working in my favor.

Lastly, I applied the decal i made that said, "Nana's Kitchen" and added a picture hook to the back of the canvas frame. 

**Ta-Da**

I do not yet offer these decals in my store, however if you would like them or any other custom made decals for your own decor project, email me: designedbylauren@yahoo.com and I will be happy to help you!

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far...

Smart, caring, funny... there are so many words I can use to describe my son, but when I tell him he is creative, he just smiles.  Then I smile, he smiles some more... :o)  My son loves it when I call him creative because in his mind, I am creative and it makes him happy when he thinks of us as being alike.  Afterall, the apple didn't fall far from the tree.

My son enjoys crafting with me, and I really enjoy crafting with him.   Heck, I enjoy everything we do together!  This past holiday season we crafted gifts for our loved ones.  He wanted to make something extra special for his grandmother.

He created this beautiful "mosiac" using cut pieces of tissue paper on canvas (instead of using tiles).  In the center is a decal I created of him and his baby sister.  He glued & sealed all of his hard work with Mod Podge.  He took a lot of time planning each piece of tissue paper, and the end result is beautiful.

Easy Storage Fix

Since our baby girl came to join us 10 months ago, she took no time what so ever taking over our living room. Everyday I find myself cleaning up all of her stuff in the living... and each day more than the last. It got to the point when I finally realized that dragging her stuff back to her room each day was pointless.

As I was dilly-dallying around Big Lots one day, waiting for my son to get out of school, I saw a covered canvas bin... instantly I knew it could work.

As particular as I am, I still could not just let her stuff just "be there" and having a bin of some sort that doesn't "go" would not work for me. I had some fabric left over from the pillows I made for the couch & thought about maybe using that somehow...

I already have black accents so the bottom of the bin worked "as in." I took that left-over fabric from the pillows and covered the top of the bin. I first used some fabric spray adhesive and then hot glued the edges down. It looks perfect in the living room... although her toys never seem to stay in it. She'd much rather take all the toys out and sit in the bin. We have dubbed it, "her baby cave."

Decals & History?

Several weeks ago I posted a blog about my son's 6th grade science project and his use of decals to enhance the presentation board.

This month he had a history fair project due. He made a working telegraph and of course, used vinyl decals (that's my boy) for his presentation.

Both sides of the telegraph work & he even had longer wires on it before he added it to the board & it worked from one side of the house to the other.

I know it's up to the teacher but... I give him an A+

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Decals & Science?

Now I know I say this a lot... but I really do mean it. You REALLY can use decals on just about anything.


Exhibit A: My son's science fair project

Before my son had all of his data for his project finished, he ran up to me with, "an amazing idea!" He was so excited he wasn't even sure if he wanted to share his grand idea with me yet... but since he needed my assistance, he didn't have much choice.

He new I sold this fun paper air plane decal in my Etsy shop & asked if we could shrink it down to fit his presentation board. We also added the title using the vinyl. It came out great.

A+

Every decal I cut is custom cut for that particular order. Designs can be made, larger, smaller, wider... you name it, and I will customize it for you.