I've been making some major progress on our guest bedroom! Choosing and making decorations for that room has been a major treat. Today I want to share a simple DIY that creates the look of bleached type on denim without the mess or the chemicals! So we collaborated with Pentel to make this denim canvas art, since their white marker was the perfect alternative to get a cleaner bleached look.
Supplies: Thin denim fabric (works better on darker denim), clear spray sealer, Pentel white felt tip marker, white colored pencil, staple gun, and wooden stretcher bar.
Spray your denim fabric with a few layers of clear sealer to help form a light coating on top of the fabric. Print a phrase on 13×19 inch paper. Place your print on a window and put your fabric over it so you can trace your letters onto the fabric with a white colored pencil.
Press your white market tip all the way down to get the paint flowing. Use the pen to trace over your white pencil lines by first making a series of small dots along the line and then tracing back over the line again with your paint pen. Let the paint lines dry and repeat with a second coat.
1. To make the wooden frame, we used 18×24 stretcher bars and put some wood glue in their joints when we assembled them. Center your frame around your phrase on the back of your fabric and fold your fabric edge up and over the bottom edge of the frame. Use a staple gun to secure your folded fabric on the bottom and repeat on the top edge of the frame as you pull the fabric tight. 2. To complete the sides, fold the side corner in (like you would fold the corner on a present). 3. Pull the folded edge up on top of the frame and staple in place. 4. Continue on all four corners and finish by stapling the fabric sides onto the frame.
What quote or song lyrics would you choose for your DIY art piece? xo. Elsie
Credits // Author and Photography: Elsie Larson, Project Assistant: Laura Gummerman.
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Love the idea! My piece will say, “I will NOT accept anything less, than what I DESERVE!” Thank you for this!
What a brilliant idea! Another favourite post after the Fabric Lined Built In Shelves 🙂
I have to try this! Thanks for another fab DIY. 🙂 – thescribblingpixie.wordpress.com
Cute!!
Lulu xx
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Cool!
This is lovely!
Erin
Where did you get the heart with lights? or did you made it yourself? It’s really cute and I’d love to know how to make one 🙂
This one looks simple enough for me. I may have to try it. 🙂
so cute! love this idea
xxoo,
nikki
www.dreaminneon.blogspot.com
I love this idea, it looks so easy to make :)x
Charlotte | www.charolivia.blogspot.co.uk
All I could think while reading this was, “What nail polish are you wearing?”
Very versatile idea that could be filled with just about any phrase or even a simple drawing!
Love this! Am definitely going to give it a try when doing the nursery!!
Ooh loving this DIY 🙂 the heart light is AMAZING too!
Rosie x | Every Word Handwritten
Ohhh!! I love this!! I would do this with Queen- You’re my best friend. It was the song that my husband and I walked out to after we got married.
Cool inspiration to wake up to every morning.
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LOVE this project – the easy DIY, the colors, the font, the phrase – yep everything about it!
Love it! Thanks…
I also love to make phrases like these in embroidery… Obviously it takes much longer, but that is surely very therapeutic… 🙂 Also I love the jeans-blue with the white. And would immediately love to combine it with Japanese embroidery, Sashiko…
I had ‘I’m not for sale anymore’ in embroidery on my wall for a few years, from a lyric from Coco Rosie…
Now i would go for either ‘Let your faith be bigger than your fear’ or
‘Every day I love you’… 🙂
Love from The Netherlands, Annet
Nice!
Did you make the heart shaped lighting as well?
Have a nice day,
Claudia
what a cute idea, and not to hard to make!
lovely 🙂
xo, cheyenne
This looks great. I think I ought to make one saying “life is all about the journey” – my mantra.
SO neat!
xo,
rn
www.rachelnicoleblog.com
Looks great!
Try a straight line of washi tape to add some whimsy and hide that electrical cord!
Good question, I’ve actually been thinking about that too. I’m not sure. Great idea though!
“Nothing’s Gonna Change My World”
So cute!
I would do “When I saw you I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.” – William Shakespeare
That’s exactly how it was for us. <3
Christen
http://christenlouise.blogspot.com
This is great! Such a fun personal piece for a guest room.
that turned out so well, miss elsie! gorgeous work.
xx
This is really neat! I’d love to try it with floral or chevron, or maybe a funkier print. 🙂
Love this! Personally I would probably choose ‘Be a true heart, not a follower’ from Ed Sheerans ‘Grade 8’ or something coffee related 🙂
What a great idea, thanks for sharing!
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Looks great, perfect quote
Lauren
livinginaboxx
I love that sign!
http://talisatalksbeauty.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/homedics-ultraslim-pro-at-home-slimming.html
Oh, I think I’d choose “You’ve got the love”. That’s the Florence and the machine song I rocked down the aisle too! And it’s about the same length…craftiness could be on this weekend… Thanks for the cute tutorial & to Melinda for the stapling tip – I was wondering about getting it straight!
Is the light up heart DIY as well? It’s fabulous!
This is darling! How perfect and fun to do with a variety of phrases! So darn cute!
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Can you recommend a good, priceworthy staple gun? Thanks 🙂
Beautiful piece of stretched wall art! I love the font.
“What does ot kill you makes you stronger” 🙂
Totally adorable light!
Hi Megan!
It’s actually an Etsy find from this shop- https://www.etsy.com/shop/Elle1018
elsie
Hi Leslie!
The red heart is from this Etsy shop-
https://www.etsy.com/shop/Elle1018
elsie
This is so pretty! I might do this for my dorm room xo
Very simple but nice ! love this ! xJana
That is a great idea. Love the fabric look. mywhiteT.com
This is oh so lovely! I adore it!
xo, Juliette Laura
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that’s really cool! If I were to DIY something like this, I’d probably do the line “I’ll always look out for you” from Sparks by coldplay.
Love it
Love this idea. Super cute. Might just have to make this one real soon.
It looks lovely and it’s so easy to create!
http://sincerelylara.com
I second @sarahmc with LOVE that marquee heart! Where did you find that?!
So cute and easy! That little heart light next to it is the perfect addition.
I love the heart next to the “All you Need is Love”, can we get a tutorial on that?
You make it seem so easy. You are so talented
That looks excellent!
Such a good idea!!!
as I am a real coffee addict, i would print:
BUT FIRST!,
COFFEE.
saw this on pinterest and seems to be perfect for this DIY!!!!
Thanks for sharing!!! XXX Emilie
All you need is love… I adore bit of wisdom on my wall as you can see here:
http://lasagnolove.blogspot.de/2013/10/bambis-room.html
So very true!
So: Love from Germany,
Bambi
love live laugh would also be a great slogan 😉
Noesjn
So cute and easy – love it!
True fact and love the idea! xx
www.creativityandchocolate.com
super awesome…the pentel markers look fun!
i love the heart! where did you snag that cutie?
Mine would be: Real or not real? Real. – from the hunger games 😀
Fun art piece! I may need to try this. And I love the red heart light…where did you find it? 🙂
I love this idea. So easy to create and great for an autumn weather afternoon.
I’m going to think about my quote…
Sweet indeed! 🙂
This is neat! love it!
Tip for wrapping the frame, when you center your image on the strecher bars, put a staple in the middle of each side, and work your way out, just in case you have an intricate image, you’re not making it look all out of sorts. If your image is not tight enough, pull the fabric (not too hard) with vice grips (they’re at Hobby Lobby) it’ll keep your image nice and tight like a canvas painting!
Also, be careful when stapling! I have gotten myself a few times and they sure do hurt!
Melinda
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