Elizabeth and I love participating in craft nights at our local home decor store, SweetGrass. Owner, Michelle Harris, and her staff always put on such a lovely evening filled with food, wine, and awesome DIY crafts at such a reasonable price! The most recent session Elizabeth and I joined was titled "Canvas Bird on a Wire", and we came out with some really cool paintings that we cannot wait to display. Nothing beats the satisfaction of creating something yourself and being able to show it off in your home! Please visit SweetGrass' Facebook page facebook.com/sweetgrass/ to get store hours, workshop dates and times, and to view their new and current merchandise!
Check out our paintings and step by step on how we created them!
Step 1: Get a blank canvas, any size will do!
Step 2: Paint the background and sides a base color for your design.
Step 3: Michelle had us use wax paper and sponges to add color. These added awesome textures and make each picture so different!
Step 4: We used stencils of the bird outline to paint the birds on the canvas. After you have put your birds side by side, you have you actually add the wire that they "sit" on. We did this with twine. Soak the twine in black paint and hold it on either side, while someone pops it onto the canvas. You can also just paint on a thin black line if you do not have any twine available. Add you own final touches and then show off your creative piece of artwork!!
Again, HUGE thanks to Michelle and the SweetGrass crew!! We had a blast and cannot wait for the next workshop!
Check out our paintings and step by step on how we created them!
Step 1: Get a blank canvas, any size will do!
Step 2: Paint the background and sides a base color for your design.
Step 3: Michelle had us use wax paper and sponges to add color. These added awesome textures and make each picture so different!
Step 4: We used stencils of the bird outline to paint the birds on the canvas. After you have put your birds side by side, you have you actually add the wire that they "sit" on. We did this with twine. Soak the twine in black paint and hold it on either side, while someone pops it onto the canvas. You can also just paint on a thin black line if you do not have any twine available. Add you own final touches and then show off your creative piece of artwork!!
Again, HUGE thanks to Michelle and the SweetGrass crew!! We had a blast and cannot wait for the next workshop!
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