Glue and Canvas Art

     I had a cute idea that I wanted to try for Spring Fling and I'm really excited to show you how it turned out! First you will need:

Elmer's Glue

Canvas

Craft Paint

Black Sponge Brushes

     There are a million pictures that go along with this craft. I apologize in advance.  I want to make sure you see each step and understand what I did. I hope you don't mind. The pictures are also darker than I would like because it has been so cloudy! Boy, I have made this post sound really great, huh?!? ;) Don't worry, it will be! :)

First, I found a cute clip art picture of a bird and printed it out. I thought about making a stencil but then I thought it might be easy to draw. (I know it won't be that way for everyone and my suggestion IS to make a stencil or maybe even use a transparency.)

Here is my drawing...

Now, take your Elmers Glue and trace your outline...

And then flood it in...

Here is a birdcage clip art I found online...

Here is my drawing...

And the glued up version :) ...

And then I drew a word and traced it with the glue...

I let them dry overnight just to make sure.

Now its time to paint!

Here are the colors of paint I used...

(Sunny Yellow, Light Peony mixed with Bright Pink, and Calypso Sky) 

I painted them up and then hot glued some raffia to the back for hanging...

And here they are all cute and hanging!

 Im kinda excited about how they turned out! I think I want to spray some glossy clear coat on top. They dried a little too matte for my liking.

**side note: i know im a little strange, but the yellow bird kinda reminds me of a marshmallow peep. ;) **

You can do ANYTHING here! The only limitation is your imagination. :)

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