Since I'm renting a house, I felt like it was a waste of money to place the decal on the wall, only to one day leave and scrap the whole thing. Light bulb! Add it to a canvas. Wait white is a bit boring since the walls are already white... Hello I can paint on a canvas. So off I went to get my canvas, paint a a few other items for Easter. With so many color variations I knew I wasn't going to get a perfect match. Of course it wasn't but it does match the towels in the bathroom.
With wall decals, I'm used to applying the word to the wall and using a credit card to scrape over the letters and only the letters adhered to the wall. It wasn't the same thing for these decals. It was a strip of each word attached to a clear sticker that was not closely cut to each letter. So pretty I can pretty much I can see the clear sticker where the spacing of the letters are. To seal the deal I had to go over it with matte Modge Podge. On a bright note. You can easily take off the decal and arrange it again if you make a mistake with alignment. (This will not work if it's placed on a wall. It will eventually lose stickiness and on canvas you seal it proof with Modge Podge) Plus, it's sure is cheery and I can take it where ever I move next.
Also, I realized 1 coat was perfect for the color I wanted to achieve. I had applied 2 coats, 1 hour in between and it came out a bit too orangey. I went back with a rag, water and alcohol and took off some of the 2 coat of paint.
Overall, this is a quick and simple DIY canvas word art that you can pretty much do for any room with the right words. Total Cost: $25 and it's custom.
What You'll Need:
Canvas
2 Foam Brushes
Decals
Acrylic Paint
Not Pictured:
Paper Plate for the paint & Modge Podge
Decal Dimensions: 24.0 " L x 23.5 " W
1 coat of paint
Canvas Dimensions: 24 " x 24 "
After decals were placed. No Modge Podge yet
