I first heard about Pottery Barn while watching Friends TV show many years ago.
Remember the one where Rachel is constantly buying things from Pottery Barn
behind Phoebes back! Loved it! Anyway, I did a Google search to see if there
was such a place as I wasn’t sure being from down under and immediately I fell in love
with the store. Then when I was in America a few years back I dragged my husband to every
Pottery Barn store we came across and like Rachel I wanted to take the store
home with me and make it my home!
I am totally one of those bloggers who do those copycat projects of pottery bar items. Pottery Barn just know what the people like! Maybe not Phoebe so much!
Well not too long ago I was browsing their site wishing I was in
America when I came across this Alphabet Canvas sign for a boys room. I loved
it but couldn't get it delivered, so I thought I would try my hand at creating my own personalised version.
My faith in God has been the best thing that has ever happen to me, it
has really helped me through some awful days. When I think about my
experiences, I guess I could have easily entered a state of depression, being
in hospital so many times a year, or not having the energy to look after my
little precious one, whatever challenges I face I truly believe as I keep my
eyes focused on Jesus He provides inner strengths like peace, hope and joy to not
only cope with what’s going on but also to maintain a positive attitude. My faith
has given me love for life despite living with a condition I don’t want to have
and a knowing that despite it all I am truly loved by Him. So naturally I would like
to give Noah this foundation.
Noah and I were both pleased with the result!
My version took some time but it was worth it. I could have made it smaller but I wanted it to stand out and Noah to give it some attention!
Steps
- I used Canson Canvas Paper (oil & Acrylic Sketch), Boyle Spray Adhesive, Propaint Canvas, and an Inkjet Printer.
- I used my own personal photos as well as photos from the net. (I listed the sites I copied pictures from as I always want to give credit where due.)
- For the alphabet letters a lot were from photos of signs we took on previous holidays and some from the net.
- I copied the photos and letters over to Microsoft Word and once I joined the letter and photo together I made them to size so they would fit the canvas I purchased. I tested a few on paper to check for size before printing them on canvas sheets.
- I printed 2-3 letters and photos per A4 canvas sheet. I cut the letter and photo attached then glued each of them separately on the canvas. I used Boyle Spray Adhesive and gently held each one down securely for a minute or so.
- I kept the Canvas laying flat while gluing the pictures as the ink can run slightly especially when you start using the spray, so press lightly ...without touching the pictures too much.
- I let the ink and glue dry overnight and as my baby would say “Done!”
Have a beautiful day!
LOVE Anita X
Site where I got photos I used
for canvas picture
USA Map - mrprintables.com
Australia Map - http://webmaths.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/visualizing-australia/
Yellow Train - http://www.flickr.com/photos/26216057@N05/3730258731/
Heaven – Heaven
is for real for kids by Todd & Sonja Burpo
Jesus - http://pinterest.com/pin/321163017147016315/
painted by 8 year old Akiane Kramarik (She is amazing, great book to get for the coffee table!)
It's absolutely wonderful how you used this to share Jesus with Noah! Alphabets are important to learn, but salvation through Jesus Christ is the most important thing we can ever share with anyone! You did such a fantastic job knocking this off from Pottery Barn that I actually like yours MUCH BETTER! And that's saying a lot because I too love the Pottery Barn style. Thank you so much for sharing the how to's on this project so that we can all make one too. Truly outstanding!
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