Arts and Crafts

Well, I'm still working on my suit for the baptism, but I had some time today when I couldn't work on it (in other words, H was awake and not himself...he's teething. Cut his first tooth on Saturday) and while I had a few minutes I decided to do a quick art project.

I found this blog the other day that I absolutely love. It's called The Graphics Fairy, and she has a lot of wonderful images, and I thought maybe I could incorporate something like this into my room. So I searched  her site and found some vintage scissor graphics. I decided that they would make a nice artsy addition to my bare room. They'll also work for when I revamp my room (hopefully sooner than later)!

I figured that I would do two groupings and have them framed. Then I thought I would do three and one, then I finally decided on having all four images on one canvas. I decided all this while wandering around Michael's at 8:50 pm. Good thing it was a quick decision because I was out of the store by 8:57  :) I bought a package of three 11x14 canvases from Michael's and they were like $5 for the three.

Score....now to figure out what to do with the other 2. :)

I printed off the images and made them 7" long. I seperated each image and then went back and cut closer to the image with  my craft knife.

Then I eyeballed their placement on the canvas. Modge Podge was next. I've never used modge podge. Heard a lot about it, but have never had the need to use it, but it was easy. After I brushed some on the backs of the paper I just laid them down where I wanted them....then I brushed more over the fronts. then I realized I did not put enough on the back of the paper so I very carefully lifted up the areas that needed more and dabbed my brush in there. I then went back over the top of the image, smoothing out the glue

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This is the finished product and I think I need a frame for it, but I have an idea that I hope pans out. I will need three frames...I think...at least three. :) But that is for another day, and hopefully I'll have decided if I like the scissors horizontal or vertical by then.  

Hope you enjoyed your arts and crafts time today :) Oh and I'm going to link this back to The Graphics Fairy for Brag Monday. :)