Sunday, 5 August 2012

Doily Art - Simple but effective!


This is a really quick and cheap way of making some pretty wall art!

Here's what you need:
Paper doilies (from $2 shops)

A canvas - mine is covered with some plain fabric

Spraypaint (any colour)
That's it! Follow the pictorial method above and you will be away laughing.


Handy Hints:
  • If you don't like the slightly blurry look, try using a sponge to dab some paint on or a regular paintbrush instead of spraypaint.
  •  Use a weight to hold the doilies down.
  • If the edges of the doilies fan upwards, try turning them over before applying paint. Ah the joy of symmetry. 
  • The beauty of this artwork is that it leaves a nice blank circular space in the middle to add some text or a picture.
Here is one I painted earlier
That's a bit of an inside joke between Dave and I, an adaptation from Winnie the Pooh.

I would love to see what you come up with , especially if you aren't boring like me and use nice bright colours, so make sure you link me a picture of your creations!

2 comments:

  1. Looks great - love it and the idea of putting the print in the centre is great too!

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    1. Thanks Miriam! Its so my style, just have to play around with some different colours and techniques

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