Paint + Fabric = Instant Gift
gift for baby Christian
I was in need of a baby shower gift a few weeks ago so I decided to try out this silhouette idea I had seen floating around the Internet. The project is by Anna Maria Horner and I just love how mine came out! It’s simple but effective.
You stretch fabric over a canvas, paint it with mod podge to seal it and make a smooth surface, transfer or draw on your shape (animals are always fun), then use acrylic paint to fill in the outsides. You can see her tutorial here. **Note, I also taped off the edges of my extra deep canvas to show off the cute fabric on the sides too.
close-up detail of drawing
painting out the negative space
Ta-Dah!
It is the season of babies around here so if I give you one similar to this in the future, act surprized!
I LOVE this idea! You ain’t no bluebird thats for sure. So fun to know your blog now. You know whats funny is that I never really got why she called us that until now. Maybe its was better that way :).
August 28, 2008 at 7:47 p
Thanks Erin, I will have to say that I think we both turned out alright considering her insults. I wonder what she would say about us now???
August 28, 2008 at 10:44 p