Monday, April 20, 2009

Picaso ain't got nuttin on me!

AKA: Trash to Treasure Tuesday! See all of the Trash to Treasure ideas at http://www.reinventedkb.com/ .


Hello everyone. Welcome to the mansion this evening. A few days ago I was searching the web and found this picture of some DIY art at Better Homes and Gardens.

See the two canvases in the background? I liked them right off. I needed something to cover quite a bit of space in the new craft room at the next mansion. So....ran through the mental check list: canvases...check (I salvaged them from the attic and spray painted them the other day), paint...check, and bowls...check. Can do. So, I gathered the stuff.

I squirted some of one of the colors of paint into a paper plate. Then, I used a paint brush to apply some paint to the rim of a bowl. Flipped the bowl over and placed it on the canvas. I did this several times. Then, I switched colors and bowls. Etc....


And, here the canvases are after they dried. Kinda hard to see, but I used three different colors, three sized bowls and added a small round sponge at the end.

Now I have art for the craft room. Free and fabulous. Trash to treasure until the next time I need a "change."


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17 comments:

  1. Wow! I can't believe how good those came out! I would have so much trouble getting the circles "random." I lean toward symmetry way too much and I drive myself crazy. :)

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  2. That's awesome! I'm gonna steal that! :o)

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  3. FABULOUS! Great job, and thanks for linking to the party!

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  4. Very cool! Yours look just as good as the originals, maybe even better!

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  5. Honestly, my mouth dropped when I saw the finished picture. Beautiful, quite stunning.

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  6. They're fab!!

    I have to try that myself. :)

    Lisa

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  7. Love these! Would you mind if I linked to your post through my blog?

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  8. I love it and seriously how easy! Great job...I love new ideas!

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  9. These are seriously awesome. I am so going to have my boys make these for their room. adding your site to my reader and bookmarking this post for later reference. Thanks.

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  10. Hey everyone. Thanks for stopping by.

    How-To-Gal, please post a link....that would be great. Laura

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  11. FANTASTIC!!!!! your canvases turned out perfect. I did some canvases with circles too, it was fun.
    hugs
    janet

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  12. I like yours better than the BHG ones!

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  13. Just found your blog - and I love this artwork!!

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  14. this is such a cute and easy idea!

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  15. Love these! We are not military... just Methodist. LOL We are a Methodist clergy family who move around and live in parsonages. I am totally LOVING your blog and all your wonderful ideas. I am so glad I found you!

    Dana :)

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