So, after being inspired by all the words going around on Pinterest, I made myself a little motivational canvas.
It was very simple and did not take more than a half hour.
Here is the process that I followed...
1. I gathered my materials: an artist's canvas ($1 at the dollar store) measuring 6x8 and some letter stickers also from the dollar store for, you guessed it...$1!
2. I placed my stickers where I wanted them. No measuring, just eyeballed it.
3. I used my October Afternoon Sprinklers to spray some random areas of the canvas. If you do not have OA Sprinklers, you could use any paint really...from a spray can, watercolours flicked off the brush (remember doing that in art class?), acrylics that are watered down a little, etc.
I knew I wanted to leave some white space so I was careful as to where I directed the spray.
I have seen this where you could also just paint right over the words. (see Elise's blog)
4. After letting the paint dry overnight, I carefully peeled off the stickers. In some areas, it was tricky to lift, so I used my exacto knife to help.
And voila!
As a final step, I added the punched butterfly to introduce one more colour into the picture (no pun intended).
Now, to find a place to hang it...
