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{The Quote Painting}
Found on: A Beautiful Mess
My roomates made one of these a few weeks ago and it turned out so legit. Kenzie had been given the painting from the old lady she works for (she lives in a mansion and switches out the hall paintings every so often). It was a painting of a pond with tons of green foliage around it. They ended up using the quote: "Breathe it all in, Love it all out."
When Sarah and I visited the Give & Take the first time, I found a random painting on canvas and decided to try one of my own.
I used the quote: "I refuse to sink" which I thought was fitting due to it being a painting of the London Bridge.
I used the address letter-stickers my roomies had left over and then made the rest with cardboard. Then stuck them on the painting (for the makeshift letters use small pieces of tape rolled up or the double sided kind). Once they are all aligned the way I wanted them, I carefully painted over them with whatever color fitted my fancy at the time. We chose white, like in the pin. Once the paint was dry, I simply removed the letters and whaalaa.
BEFORE
AFTER
What I would do different: Make sure to have stickers for all the letters and if not, use just plain paper. The paint seeped under the cardboard way too easy, making the finished product look quite sloppy.
We thought about selling this on Etsy, but I personally think we need a little more practice first. Hopefully we'll have time to make more, and they will be available. But, if you absolutely love this one, let us know and we'd be more than thrilled to sell it to ya.
When Sarah and I visited the Give & Take the first time, I found a random painting on canvas and decided to try one of my own.
I used the quote: "I refuse to sink" which I thought was fitting due to it being a painting of the London Bridge.
I used the address letter-stickers my roomies had left over and then made the rest with cardboard. Then stuck them on the painting (for the makeshift letters use small pieces of tape rolled up or the double sided kind). Once they are all aligned the way I wanted them, I carefully painted over them with whatever color fitted my fancy at the time. We chose white, like in the pin. Once the paint was dry, I simply removed the letters and whaalaa.
BEFORE
AFTER
What I would do different: Make sure to have stickers for all the letters and if not, use just plain paper. The paint seeped under the cardboard way too easy, making the finished product look quite sloppy.
We thought about selling this on Etsy, but I personally think we need a little more practice first. Hopefully we'll have time to make more, and they will be available. But, if you absolutely love this one, let us know and we'd be more than thrilled to sell it to ya.
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