Step 1: Here's what you'll need.
Scissors
Masking tape
Cutting board
3 Canvas' (Michael's 3 for the price of one deal $9.99 total)
Sample paint roller (Lowe's $2.99-came with two roller sponges and the tray)
Acrylic paint
Exacto Knife
Cardstock paper
Picture hanging wire and hooks
Velcro w/sticky backing (I used industrial strength)
Plastic picture frames (Walmart for $0.95/ea. They were clear plastic and flat with magnets on the back.)
Developed photos
Step 2: Paint canvas desired color. I left a few streaky strokes to break it up a bit and give it a slightly textured look.
Step 3: Print desired words (I used the song lyrics to the song we danced to at our wedding) on card stock. My printer wouldn't work so I had UPS print off and size the words-I used 11x17 paper since my canvas were close to that size. Then I cut out the words with an exacto knife. This part was very tedious and time consuming, but using a thicker font definitely helped.
Step 4: After cutting out the word place on canvas. I chose to have my words run off the edges and read consecutively for each canvas instead of having them read across all three together. Using the roller I put drops of paint in the tray and then rolled into it so the paint would be applied to the canvas unevenly and continue with the weathered/textured look.
Step 5: After they've completely dried you can flip them over and start to put the picture wire on. You can use any sort of method to hang, but I wanted something that I could secure to the wall without it falling off very easily.
Step 6: Put pictures in frames and add small squares of velcro to the back. I used industrial strength velcro. I only put one square in the middle because I wanted to be able to switch the orientation of the frame when I switch out the photos. Attach the pictures to the canvas wherever you'd like them to sit.
Step 7: Hang and enjoy. I made sure they were level on the wall and secured when I hung them.
ENJOY!
