DIY Botanical Art

     As you may have read from an earlier post, I recently redecorated my bedrooms.  In one of them I made two botanical art pieces. I thought I would share how easy this project was.

 

 

Materials:

 

1  burlap canvas ($14 Hobby Lobby, but you could so easily staple burlap over an old

                            canvas)

1  piece colored burlap

1  12" square piece scrapbook paper

1  botanical print from internet copied onto cardstock (allow ink to dry well)

Mod Podge

sponge brush

1 4" plastic spackle spreader (I have no idea what this thing is really called, so here's a picture)

 

 

 

Directions:

1. Cut colored burlap to desired size and fray the edges by pulling threads.

2. Position colored burlap onto canvas.

3. Use sponge brush to apply Mod Podge directly onto colored burlap.  The Mod Podge will 

    soak through the colored burlap and adhere it to the burlap below. Pay special attention

    to the frayed edges. (Remember that Mod Podge dries clear!)

4. Coat the back of the scrapbook paper with a thin layer of Mod Podge.

5. While the colored burlap is still wet, position piece of scrapbook paper in the center of the

    colored burlap.  Gently smooth the paper down using the spackle spreader. (The paper

    will wrinkle, but the wrinkles will flatten as it dries.)

6. With the sponge brush, add a thin layer of Mod Podge over the scrapbook paper and

    position your printed cardstock on top of it.  Smooth with spackle spreader.

7. Cover the cardstock with a thin layer of Mod Podge and smooth down with the spackle

    spreader.

8. Continue flattening everything out as much as possible during the first few minutes of

    drying time.

9. Allow to dry completely.

 

 

Good luck, Shelli