We all know that even though I have amazing ideas, sometimes Pintrest has equally amazing ones. We all also know that I am over the top organized and before I started my new job I decided it was a perfect time to finish up some projects I had started but not finished. Recently my brother had amazing family pictures by Ruby Peoples Photography and he was pricing photo canvases....they are crazy expensive! But, who knew there was a way to make your own! I stumbled upon a "how to" on Pinterest one night and decided to try a sample one before I ventured on to the big project for my brother. It's really easy to do...You just purchase canvas from your local store (walmart, kmart, craft supply) and then cover it with Mod Podge or the homemade version (which I also discovered on Pinterest) made of glue and water. Put a decent layer on the canvas and then print a photo (color or black and white) off your home printer. You can use regular printer paper or photo paper, but be careful with the regular paper because the colors can run if you get it too wet. Lay the photo on the prepared canvas and then coat it with another layer of the Mod Podge. Let it dry! To get the "aged look just take some ink and a q-tip and apply it to the edges. You can either leave the sides of the canvas white, cover them with paper the same way you did with the picture, or print your picture a little larger than the canvas and wrap it around the sides. Hang it up with a nail or some ribbon and Tah-Dah! You now have a $50 canvas print for about $6.Here are the orginal links to the projects :)
http://pinterest.com/pin/232970377/
http://pinterest.com/pin/257225080/
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