Thursday, June 20, 2013

Winnie the Pooh Canvas Craft

For some reason, spring is birthday season with my friends and it's everyone's 21st - so it's a big one. One of my best friends loves Winnie the Pooh, so instead of getting her the usual shot glass and handle of liquor, I decided to do the exact opposite. I wanted to focus on the child that's in the both of us so I made her this:

(and got her cake pop maker too)
Materials:
Canvas from Michael's, of course... bought on super sale, of course
Laptop decal of Pooh and Piglet from Amazon
Sharpie
Blue Paper
...for only $6 (decal) + $3 (canvas) = holla at your $9

Painting on canvas is a lot easier, but I didn't have paint, brushes or a steady hand, really (that's my sister's forte). Sharpie is hard because of the rough surface, but I made it work.

NOTE: Don't use pencil on canvas, I'm not an artist and only use canvas for crafts, but I felt like a real dummy when the pencil wouldn't come off...whoops

1) I wrote the quotation on Word and played around with it until I chose a font I liked. I printed it out and used it as a reference to where there's a tail on the y or how the a curls
2)  Write it out, color in the lines, paste Pooh and Piglet chilling in a corner, cut a blue circle and voile! This adorable canvas is done <3
3) For a personal touch, I put a picture of us on the backside of the canvas behind where Pooh and Piglet are

I also wrote her favorite quote about growing up around the edge of the canvas because I wanted to incorporate it somehow.

I hope this inspires you to make your next gift!

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