dec. show and tell #3

i call this my christmas a - z canvas.

i found the alaphabet several years ago but could never decide what

to do with it. last year i came up with this.

i had gotten the canvas relatively cheaply and knew i wanted to

do something for christmas with it.

here is a larger view so you can see what they all say. i thought they were all pretty

choesive. they book with them had about 4 or 5 for each letter,

it was fun arranging and rearanging them to see which

way i liked best.

this is a close-up of the stickers, if you notice on the "J" it has a

bit of distressing to it. so i tried to incorporate that

in the way i painted the canvas before putting the letters on.

this is a close up view of the paint (i know its a bit fuzzy, i do apologize).

i first painted the canvas with a deep red, then a light robins egg blue. for

the blue i dry brushed it and purposely used a lighter hand in some areas.

after that all dried i went back with some walnut ink and lightly misted the whole thing 

and wiped it afterwards.

i am very happy with how the whole thing turned out. it hangs

in a small hallway off the entryway.

i don't know if i will ever frame it, for now it does not have a frame.

i encourage you to just dive in with a project and keep at it til it evolves into 

something you enjoy. it may not look pleasing to you at first but juast

keep adjusting til your happy with it. the paint on this went

through several stages til it was to a point where i was happy with it.