DIY Silhouette Wall Art

<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><i>Hi everyone! </i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="text-align: center;"><i>Today I'm sharing my <b>DIY Silhouette Wall Art</b>. </i></span></div><i></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxkKkZYAEDg0qtAb5cfW6qRQSvVUszMxTYvQjdhDjGZGqzAqu7ovKR3Xv6N5qtuGCFtRy4AbBWAN7LTEu2ATGu-xXnwaloNLQyyFIVELZ0d_kk8OiKgXIn_hj1xyvWb4Qs1zlC92watU/s1600/silhouette+trees3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY wall art, wall art crafts, silhouette crafts, canvas wall art" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkxkKkZYAEDg0qtAb5cfW6qRQSvVUszMxTYvQjdhDjGZGqzAqu7ovKR3Xv6N5qtuGCFtRy4AbBWAN7LTEu2ATGu-xXnwaloNLQyyFIVELZ0d_kk8OiKgXIn_hj1xyvWb4Qs1zlC92watU/s1600/silhouette+trees3.jpg" title="" width="234" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see from the photo below, it's still a winter wonderland! </div><div style="text-align: center;">No matter the season, I adore the view from my front porch. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsExUOz3diG50R-O0gkFMxvixb-kX3taZ0juejBzWV2xxkLVokCybO-dUWlsxr4LL_QozHpL5aXKxrCgiyndFVHzWy-n2LAUwXg5Nu9bnmufkDAliH8wn2xgImeIKeiwWTWNk0BC2DsE/s1600/yard2014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsExUOz3diG50R-O0gkFMxvixb-kX3taZ0juejBzWV2xxkLVokCybO-dUWlsxr4LL_QozHpL5aXKxrCgiyndFVHzWy-n2LAUwXg5Nu9bnmufkDAliH8wn2xgImeIKeiwWTWNk0BC2DsE/s1600/yard2014.jpg" width="190" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Here's the view, looking south and west. </div><div style="text-align: center;">I just love all of our trees! </div><div style="text-align: center;">(Big A doesn't - he has to mow around all of those tree trunks.)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPSoVS7lRVCCZySXVsXlQ4TMXzm-m75ynb6FwLL5kEYN8HxkJlk1tXiHEvZGwXnk3kPrRV_PwNH_qB0_dYaRElX7qLtuoHJnxXgEBcGZlCelj0wQHSGxtsO0Jg_TwON7vVd-UDLruBvM/s1600/yard2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNPSoVS7lRVCCZySXVsXlQ4TMXzm-m75ynb6FwLL5kEYN8HxkJlk1tXiHEvZGwXnk3kPrRV_PwNH_qB0_dYaRElX7qLtuoHJnxXgEBcGZlCelj0wQHSGxtsO0Jg_TwON7vVd-UDLruBvM/s1600/yard2.jpg" width="254" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As I looked at my view, </div><div style="text-align: center;">I thought, I'm going to paint my trees.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nailed it!</div><div style="text-align: center;">(Well, okay, I used a little artistic licence.) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I started with a blank canvas and painted the edges black. (I also painted the side edge of the canvas). As you can see, I didn't do this very carefully. I knew it was going to be covered up. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioP65ts4HUcCZBYlNM6pxViLhr_Jy8re-6rQCwEbFB5Yu13UO6H9id40um0BI7EQGu9LONyDDBlKC1Sg7mR0zH6DMj7e9pcQOfiG_QWdtTbDWP3hOz87SVMdioRXQwQxbUHfJTDMzi9nk/s1600/canvas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioP65ts4HUcCZBYlNM6pxViLhr_Jy8re-6rQCwEbFB5Yu13UO6H9id40um0BI7EQGu9LONyDDBlKC1Sg7mR0zH6DMj7e9pcQOfiG_QWdtTbDWP3hOz87SVMdioRXQwQxbUHfJTDMzi9nk/s1600/canvas.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Next I mixed up 1/2 Elmer's glue and 1/2 water to make my own mod podge.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Shake, shake, shake. (Shake your groove thang).</i> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I "painted" the canvas with mod podge.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I found an old book, and lucky for me, the edges of the pages were yellowed. I like the look of the aged edges of the pages. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I roughly tore the pages, and placed them randomly on still damp canvas. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCcvczwyyjFrSfwrrhsfAxvLCkalOX_Bbwoz6lW_rmqLhwHrJR_gSjdoUUEyY96yDa_roGBGNSIKWhiUc4wiFvL8nS-2UF7l7fv3GajgmPIG14cHbTS58BY5Y8dsH1HnxI2e2pAea9Dw/s1600/mod+podge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKCcvczwyyjFrSfwrrhsfAxvLCkalOX_Bbwoz6lW_rmqLhwHrJR_gSjdoUUEyY96yDa_roGBGNSIKWhiUc4wiFvL8nS-2UF7l7fv3GajgmPIG14cHbTS58BY5Y8dsH1HnxI2e2pAea9Dw/s1600/mod+podge.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">After I had all the book pages down, I "painted" them with mod podge too.</div><div style="text-align: center;">I started to smooth out the wrinkles,</div><div style="text-align: center;">and then I decided the wrinkles looked kinda cool. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It took about 3 hours for the mod podge to dry completely, </div><div style="text-align: center;">and then I free handed the trees with a sharpie. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYoDKTfdBqQ1AZ_hWHEIlkT-uJfwcV_wHmkCY31F_wRkEcTTErJH853YRBChbYr8NaAJgQmR_YxB0Fqo9_57lmivIChIlEUtTuHHo2XeCCeKVV_TL0r1SDzGQR3D-b2fuKMVpK-XKdbI/s1600/free+hand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIYoDKTfdBqQ1AZ_hWHEIlkT-uJfwcV_wHmkCY31F_wRkEcTTErJH853YRBChbYr8NaAJgQmR_YxB0Fqo9_57lmivIChIlEUtTuHHo2XeCCeKVV_TL0r1SDzGQR3D-b2fuKMVpK-XKdbI/s1600/free+hand.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I know, I know, but in my defense - I have a degree in television production, not art!<br /><br />To fill in the trees, I used black acrylic paint (which is about $1 per bottle at AC More).</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjn_huM8G3AUZZ4-t5nIwXKwNm2c5SYIPCov47VPCqdkNIUVOXZt_gOSVFnSqVWPl5DcpU92KSbAfVHbW09gvQY-HFU8dogqzTqamam7a5NCuTVC1K7blDzuxo1UIChb_NYsSndRHzSo/s1600/silhouette+trees1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY wall art, wall art crafts, silhouette crafts, canvas wall art" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjn_huM8G3AUZZ4-t5nIwXKwNm2c5SYIPCov47VPCqdkNIUVOXZt_gOSVFnSqVWPl5DcpU92KSbAfVHbW09gvQY-HFU8dogqzTqamam7a5NCuTVC1K7blDzuxo1UIChb_NYsSndRHzSo/s1600/silhouette+trees1.jpg" title="" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once the canvas was (mostly) dry, I tried hanging it in various spots. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7C-bLLH-oIsu7kCG9deCMid77lKSY6eCTlLaS_PsuiEfFZGaHa7qNr-Zi7yEfsbpOFQHK5jkuEi7-hkEO1Z5U3Ze_O9iCQI23Rr3n4TyRqzon6a8C_sNh_5-7ha0AdIJ3aI_zbnIZeQ/s1600/silhouette+trees2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY wall art, wall art crafts, silhouette crafts, canvas wall art" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO7C-bLLH-oIsu7kCG9deCMid77lKSY6eCTlLaS_PsuiEfFZGaHa7qNr-Zi7yEfsbpOFQHK5jkuEi7-hkEO1Z5U3Ze_O9iCQI23Rr3n4TyRqzon6a8C_sNh_5-7ha0AdIJ3aI_zbnIZeQ/s1600/silhouette+trees2.jpg" title="" width="230" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All in all, it's been in 7 different spots, and I'm still not quite sure where it will end up. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpub8YHt7DPhLWGs6tEFDNtdx-7Qm-ZJh9-rfg9m5g67TeXUilB64AkYnR0MDQ7uLy2CEYhIJ5lfcJS3YdwZaG6sv2muF6ZDLT0qay_sdF8864Ft_ehhGD3_1YJgpZVbWbfvA1WmQsFo/s1600/tree+silhouette.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="DIY wall art, wall art crafts, silhouette crafts, canvas wall art" border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlpub8YHt7DPhLWGs6tEFDNtdx-7Qm-ZJh9-rfg9m5g67TeXUilB64AkYnR0MDQ7uLy2CEYhIJ5lfcJS3YdwZaG6sv2muF6ZDLT0qay_sdF8864Ft_ehhGD3_1YJgpZVbWbfvA1WmQsFo/s1600/tree+silhouette.jpg" title="" width="254" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Either way, I'm happy with it.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It has a little bit of a spooky feel doncha think? I asked Big A if I should paint a raven on one of the branches and he replied: "No paint me in there, on the lawn mower". See, he has issues. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><i>For a list of parties I'll be at - go <a href="http://happyhouseandhome.blogspot.com/p/link-parties_11.html">HERE</a>! </i></div>

DIY Silhouette Wall Art

Hi everyone!  Today I'm sharing my DIY Silhouette Wall Art .  As you can see from the photo below, it's still a winter wonderland!  ...

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