DIY Heart Canvas

Draw free-form hearts on a canvas using paints and buttons.

If you want to make customized art that incorporates hearts, use canvas scraps you have around your house -- such as a drop cloth -- or a blank, stretched canvas to create wall art in minutes. You can arrange several heart canvases on a wall in a vertical or horizontal row to create a stylish and romantic look for your bedroom or living area.

Things You'll Need

• Blank stretched canvas
• Drop cloth
• Permanent marker
• Scissors
• Hot glue sticks
• Hot glue gun
• Acrylic craft paints
• Sponge brushes
• Art paintbrushes
• Buttons

Instructions

1. Place a blank, stretched canvas on a flat workspace. You can purchase one or several of these framed canvases at you local craft store.

2. Squeeze acrylic craft paints onto a paper plate and dip a sponge brush into one color. Paint the entire canvas with the background color. Set aside to dry for about an hour.

3. Spread a drop cloth across your workspace. Draw a free-form heart with a permanent marker. Cut out the canvas heart.

4. Paint the canvas heart with a different hue of acrylic paint. Allow the heart to dry and then hot glue it onto the stretched canvas.

5. Add design or texture to the painted heart canvas. For example, use a paintbrush to add stripes or polka dots to the heart or to the background of the painting. Hot glue buttons on the heart to create a whimsical, vintage look. Be creative. Once the painting is dry, hang it on a wall in your home.

References

• Be Different Act Normal; Canvas Drop Cloth Art; November 2010