Friday, April 1, 2022

Vinyl Decals on Canvas

 The Little Mermaid

My favorite Disney princess has always been the lovely Ariel 😍

I decided to make up a few decorative canvas pieces using vinyl, here is how easy it was:


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The Little Mermaid

I started my project with these Dollar Tree canvases and some gold spray paint.

(You can click here to browse Dollar Tree's selection of online craft supplies)



The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid

After spraying the canvases in gold, I used my Cricut to cut out the decals that I wanted in permanent vinyl.  For the Ariel silhouettes I did a clip art search and the text I just typed out myself.  You might notice that my text lines aren't always grammatically correct - I tend to use capitalization artistically instead of properly, making my decisions on how the piece looks instead of following grammar rules.  And then there is the whole problem of losing commas and apostrophes during the vinyl weeding process.  If I think it looks ok, I just go with it 😄

Once the vinyl was weeded I used transfer paper to apply the decals to the canvas.

 Jennifermaker.com is a great resource for learning all things Cricut and
you can find tons of free fonts at dafont.com

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Here are the three silhouette/ text combinations that I came up with:

The Little Mermaid

Look at this stuff isn't it neat?
Wouldn't you think my collection's complete?



The Little Mermaid

Wouldn't you think I'm a girl...  A girl who has... Everything



The Little Mermaid

It's My Collection



The Little Mermaid

And there you have it, easy and inexpensive custom art pieces!
A couple of these I put into my craft room and one now lives in my closet 😎
















2 comments:

  1. Love these. I stock up on canvases whenever Michaels has packs of them on sale. What a great way to change up decor. Featuring when my party opens!

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