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    Home » Crafts

    How to Make Mini Canvas Art

    Apr 27, 2016 · Modified: May 11, 2016 by Ali · 1 Comment

    This week marks 400 years since the death of Shakespeare. As an English literature graduate I have read a lot of Shakespeare and I absolutely love his work. His plays are fun, full of drama and also full of some very poignant meaning. Even for those not into his work, there are so many quotes from his plays that are still popular today.

    In celebration of this great anniversary I thought I would make a mini canvas featuring a quote from The Merry Wives of Windsor - "You shall see wonders". I thought it was  the perfect inspirational quote to display in our new playroom and I wanted to create something bright to fit in with the rainbow theme of the room.

    shakespeare quote canvas

    What you will need to create this project...

    Mini Canvas and stand

    Watercolour paint & brush

    white cardboard

    PVA glue

    Pencil & black sharpie pen

    A standard canvas is not an ideal base for watercolour so I painted the design onto cardboard before gluing with PVA glue onto the canvas. You could also buy a watercolour canvas or prep yours properly (see here) but I wanted to use what I had to hand and so this was the best method for me.

    I loaded the brush with plenty of water and created a blended rainbow on the cardboard. I then went over the edges and joins with more water to make sure it was properly blended. Once it was dry I outlined my lettering in pencil and went over the top with a black sharpie pen. I then put PVA glue on the back and glued it to the mini canvas making sure the edges were stuck well.

    Voila - a perfect little piece of mini art. Perfect for our new playroom.

    mini canvas art

    This post is written in collaboration with Viking.




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    About Ali

    Hi I'm Ali, a vegan mummy of four from Wales in the UK. I love reading, cooking, writing, interiors and photography, all of which I share on here. I also make videos on my YouTube channel. Come and follow us and share our journey.

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    1. Karen Puddephatt says

      November 09, 2016 at 10:44 pm

      This is a great idea and a great money saver too. Thanks for posting. I'm going to go away and have a go!

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