DIY Hand painted Skirt

I made this skirt ages ago (more on that later). It just never really clicked with me. I mean, it was always just OKAY in my mind. A good staple, but a bit boring. Do you what I mean? I'd been playing around with the idea of hand printing fabrics for ages but I didn't have a specific project in mind. Then it hit me. What my skirt needed was some personality. It needed some zing. What it NEEDED was some hand printing. I played around with the idea of handprinted triangles or parallelograms, but after a failed experiment I decided to go with imperfect swipes with a paintbrush.

Zing badabing. It was just what this skirt needed.


I used a bronze textile paint and an acrylic paintbrush, laid the skirt out (with newspaper inside the skirt so that the paint didn't bleed through), and had it! It was a simple project that I knocked out in an afternoon. After the paint dried I set it with a hot iron so that the paint wouldn't wash out.

Now I have a skirt that I finally love.

DIY Chevron Wall Painting

I'm a sucker for chevron! I really am. I was dreaming of how I could spruce up Audrey's room the other day. I dreamt up painting a chevron design onto a canvas that can be hung on the wall. I love the result and it's so easy! It's the perfect project for an afternoon. You could really scale this to any size.

Here's how to make your own...



You will need:

A stretch canvas
Masking tape
Paint
Brush
*A ruler and pencil (*Optional, if you really want to line things up)





Begin by masking off the areas you'd like painted in the chevron pattern.



Paint the canvas! Tip: Make sure the masking tape is firmly pressed against the canvas to prevent any seepage.



Allow the painted canvas to dry and then remove the masking tape carefully!



Ta-da!

High five yo bad self and admire your fancy new chevron painting!

Are you doing any DIY decorating lately?

xoxo
Talia Christine