Sunday, March 21, 2010

Teen Girl’s Wall Art

My darling daughter’s bedroom remodel has been a work in progress for sometime.  Finding artwork to satisfy my daughter’s taste has been a bit challenging.  So what to do?  Make your own wall art.

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I sat down with a sketch-pad and lightly penciled out four different flowers designs. 

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To make sure the art work matched with her decor, I used the blue wall paint used on one wall.  Slightly diluting the paint with water, I sponged the blue color inside my pencil outlines.  Add a few dots with the other end of the paint brush. While the paint is still wet, add white and black paint (to give some dimension and depth). 

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After the paint has dried, I scribbled around the center of the flower and round the outside with a black Sharpie marker.

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Because history repeats itself, I couldn’t find frames to fit. :-)

I did find 12x12 frames at Hobby Lobby (50% off!!!) and because this size was to large than the prints, a zebra scrape paper was used to filled the gap. 

22 comments:

  1. Very cute idea. I love how you added the zebra print, it works really well!!

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  2. Those are amazing! Have you considered making more and selling them, maybe on Etsy?

    LambAround

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  3. Wow, beautiful! You are very creative!!!

    Stopping by from SITS to say hello, and I'm glad I did!

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  4. Very cute!! I really like flowers!

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  5. These are sooooo pea-pinkin CUTE...luv the zebra touch!

    Blessings,
    Linda

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  6. I love it! The wall color is fantastic too..very mod looking when you pair it all together!

    Hugs ~ Angie

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  7. UN. BUH. LEEV. ABLE. These are gorgeous! They look like high end prints found from some high end shop. They truly are stunning. I love how you simply sponged wall paint right on. The scribble marks? Genious.

    Thanks for linking up to SNS!
    FJ Donna

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  8. Those are SUPER cute!! Love the blue with the black and white.

    Thanks for sharing!
    Alisa

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  9. Looks fantastic! I love the idea of making your own art! It looks just as good and costs so much less!! Does she love it??

    Thanks for linking to CC!

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  10. absolutely delightful! great job! I hopped over from Fun to Craft and am so happy that I did. Please accept my invitation to drop in at my place one day this week! until later...

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  11. You go girl! Those totally rock and you did it free hand is amazing!

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  12. Too cute! I'm not that artistic, but I love it! Visiting from the somewhat simple link party.

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  13. These are really pretty! I am amazed at how you make it seem so easy. I'm not sure it would be quite so easy for me! You did a great job! I hope your daughter loves them!

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  14. Really great work around using the 12x12 papers and frames - it totally looks like you planned it that way. Thanks for the tip on using the black and white paint after painting the flower for highlights and shadows - it really looks like expensive art!

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  15. More than creative - talented...I couldn't do this!!

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  16. Wow you are really good! Those look awesome! Thanks so much for posting at Favorite Things Friday!

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  17. Great idea!! I am sure she appreciated it!!

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  18. Those are so cool. I love the colors and print that you used. Such a fun project!

    Thanks so much for linking up to my party!

    XOXO
    Jen

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  19. So cute! You did a fantastic job - they're darling! Thanks for linking to the DIY Project Parade - sorry I'm late! I love seeing your creativity!

    Roeshel

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  20. What a cute idea, and you did a great job on them! Very creative...

    Happy Monday!

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