I've Got Sunshine...

Hey guys! I hope you are all having a great week! Last week I posted about how I had gone dark with our bed and side tables. This week, I have a few projects to show off my lighter side!

I definitely wanted to bring in some family pictures into our bedroom.  We had a photo shoot done in the fall {from Maddiegray Photography}and I still hadn't put any of our pictures into frames.  So I dug through my stash of canvases {yes, I tend to hoard these when I find a good deal!} and came up with this.

Due to my not-so-fabulous photography skills, the colors are slightly off, but I just couldn't get it right. I'm sure you get the idea. I have also corrected the crooked "on a Cloudy Day" line {why do I not see these things until I am looking at the pictures??}  But overall, I am very happy with it and it adds a nice pop of color to the room.

MATERIALS

• canvases of your choice {one for the base and smaller ones for your photos}
• photos {make sure to order matte and NOT glossy}
• glue {I used a regular acid free glue stick to adhere my photos and Quick Grip to attach the smaller canvases}
• paint {I used Annie Sloan chalk paint in Provence for the large canvas and acrylic paint for the smaller canvases and SUNSHINE}
• vinyl or stencils

I love doing canvas photo projects - they are so easy and can be totally customized.  For this canvas I used a large 24 x 24 inch canvas as well as four 8 x 10 canvases.  I had a very small amount of Provence Annie Sloan Chalk Paint left over from some other projects {which I will show you later on!} and decided to put it on the canvas since there was such a small amount left.  I really liked the effect!

For the 8 x 10 canvases, I used black acrylic paint around the edges as well as a small border over the front of the canvas.  Although the photos were also 8 x 10, they did need to be trimmed slightly to fit on the canvas.  I also like to leave a very slight border around the photo to show a little of the black on the front of the canvas.  This tends to hide any unevenness in the canvas.  I just used an acid free glue stick to attach the photos {use lots of glue especially along the edges} and a brayer to really stick it down.  I then used the Quick Grip glue to attach the smaller canvases to the larger one.

I printed out the vinyl on my Silhouette and used the negative aspect to stencil on the SUNSHINE.   Now I get to wake up to my little Sunshines {because we definitely have our share of cloudy days around here!}

Are you singing the song in your head yet??  Hope you have a great sunshiny day!!

I linked up with Gluesticks, A Bowl Full of Lemons, Skip to My Lou, Fingerprints on the Fridge, Delightful Order, The 36th Avenue, Not Just a Housewife, Oopsey Daisy, My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia, Coastal Charm, Lolly Jane, The Shabby Nest, Chic on a Shoestring, At the Picket Fence, The 36th Avenue, Uncommon, Lil Luna, Today's Creative Blog, Home Stories A to Z, Tip Junkie, Under the Table and Dreaming, Thrifty Decor Chick, CRAFT, A Simply Klassic Home, Positively Splendid, I Heart Naptime, Tatertots and Jello, Funky Junk Interiors, Blue Cricket Design, Be Different Act Normal, Tidy Mom, Design Dazzle, 30 Handmade Days, The Shabby Nest, Crafty Scrappy Happy, The Shabby Creek Cottage and Somewhat Simple.