canvas art

Y'all, this turned out so cool.

A while back I saw this idea of sticking something (letters, words, shapes) onto a blank art canvas, letting the kids go to town with paint, and then peeling off the tape to reveal the design behind.

And I have this bigger hope of doing a much larger canvas with much more text to hang in our home.  But I thought I'd start out with something smaller as a trial run.

I found these smaller canvases for about a dollar each and bought three, along with a roll of masking tape.

This morning we got some poster paint, and the children waited oh-so-patiently (ha!) as I worked with the masking tape to get the designs just right.

But once the painting started it was fun fun fun! 

And the results, well... see for yourself :)

I learned a few things along the way and am ready to embark on my bigger plan :)  If it turns out I'll be sure to take some pics to share.  In the meantime, we now have some new art to hang on the bedroom walls!