Today I have a project I made using the Spring Cottage cartridge. I actually got the idea for the project from a wall hanging I saw at Wal-Mart the other day. Yes, I got inspiration from Wal-Mart! Inspiration is everywhere, ladies! Anyway, I snatched this panel up because I just loved the soft blue and the flowers. This is so my style. Anyway, I was looking at the Spring Cottage cartridge and noticed a bird on a branch. I thought I could mimic the panel somewhat. Well, at least I thought I was worth a try!
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| Here is the original panel. |
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| So I bought a plain canvas at michael's and painted it completely with a soft aqua color. Then I pulled out a nice soft cream color and drug it softly across the canvas just to add a little texture. |
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| I then cut the bird and branch out at 6" and adhered it to the canvas. Lastly, I added a few adhesive backed pearls. I just love how it turned out. |
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152 comments:
Very pretty picture, love the colors!
Love your home decor ideas!! Fantastic!!
Carol
OMG how awesome....you are one artistic lady....just came from your other blog...geeze now put on your Queen of Hearts shirt grab a tall cool one...sit in front of your awesome wall art...and ahhhh relax!!
pssst: you got inspired by a Wal-Mart
piece and it made you feel good now you know how we feel everyday because of you and Joy Great HUH!!!!!
And that my friend is called "mixed media." and to get the inspiration from Walmart LOL. Have a good weekend.
Methane
Ann
Love your canvas. What a great way to make it your own.
How pretty! I just love the Spring feel of this picture. TFS!
I like the one you created better than the original but that's my personal opinion:-)
The canvas artwork is pretty. Definitely will look nice hanging up.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
Very pretty! How appropriate...there is a bird outside my window at this moment singing it's little heart out! Beautiful background sound effects for your art work!
Carolyn
http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com
Very pretty!! You did a great job mimicing the panels!!
Kristan
I am really liking how home decor is all the rage now. So pretty! Very soothing colors. As always, thanks for sharing. :D
Beautiful wall hanging! Love yours better, not as busy as the Walmart one.
Shizuko
Wonderful canvas, liking it a lot!
Very cutsie!!! Thanks for your creativity:)
Cute project! Thanks for sharing your ideas and talents with us.
scrapbooknut67114 at gmail dot com
What a cute idea, wonderful job.
linda
lmkindell1@verizon.net
lindashappyplace.blogspot.com
I'm with Isabel...I like your's much better. I love the colors
Diane from Valencia
johnrhenry@sbcglobal.net
You did an excellent job playing off of your inspiration piece, but pairing it down, to focus on one element. You may have just given me the shove to try something I've thought about 100 times. That is one of the reasons I follow you and Joy faithfully. Thank you.
You did an awesome job, and I love the soft colors. Thanks for sharing.
I think any thing is worth a try. You never know exactly what you might end up with, maybe even something better than you originally thought. I actually like your piece better than the original...it's not so busy. TFS
--C
christinescreativecards.blogspot.com
christinescreativecards@gmail.com
Beautiful and so right for spring. I wonder if you had to prime the canvas?? I was thinking of creating a trio of small ones to display in a shadow box and change seasonally, now I know what to make!
Great idea and I love the colors!
Beautiful! I love all your home decor projects. I would love to see your house!!
Pretty project. Beautiful colors.
pamdanner1973@gmail.com
Beautiful!
O my gosh! I just bought some canvases at Michaels! I want to do something like this...Ilove your project! Definitely going to try doing this...Thanks so much for the inspiration to try!
This is adorable! You did a great job!
Miranda :)
www.nanasscrapspot.com
Wow, that looks great. TFS.
what a fun and awesome project. Home decor projects are so fun..
You did a great job! I wish I had your talent!!
bdcampers@msn.com
Great project, I just love doing stuff on canvas. Thanks for sharing and thanks for the giveaway!
Very nice project. Will be paying more attention in Walmart. :) Thanks
Love the project!! I do the same thing-I'll see something and make it up with my own twist and usually like it better!!
Great job on the project, TFS
I like YOUR project so much better than the original! What cart was that bird on? Thanks for the great idea!
Very pretty canvas. The pearls in the flowers really dresses it up even more. I just got the Spring Cottage cartridge and am loving it. It has some great images on it.
Very pretty! I think the Spring Cottage cartridge is going to be a must-have for me!
karenskapin at yahoo dot com
I love it! That bird is the reason why I ordered this cart! TFS
I love that bird! It is so elegant.
Mari
love it, what a great idea. Lisa (CU 2012)
Beautiful.
marilyn2222 @ hotmail.com
follower
I just got this cartridge in yesterday and I'm so excited for it! Thanks for sharing your beautiful ideas - the bird is so gorgeous!
- Lauren
Your Canvas is so pretty! Love the colors. I may have to try to make something on a Canvas. Thanks for Sharing! :0)
wow this is a beautiful home decor art. I really love the colors
What a great idea! I love your canvas, the background colors and the bird! Thank you for the inspiration!
You have the most awesome ideas...thanks for sharing!!
Wow, great home decor idea. Thanks for sharing.
Great job in creating such a lovely project. congrats.
Barb from Toronto, Canada
This is so beautiful! I would love to have this hanging on MY wall! :) The pearls are the perfect accent on the flowers...just gorgeous.
So gorgeous! I think it's better than the original! :) What a great idea! :)
Great wall hanging. I never thought of working with canvas...thought that was just for "artists". Thank you for the inspiration. Wonderful to discover new things at my age!
such a cute idea. Thanks for sharing. I love to see what you come up with everyday.
Love this wall picture. You could make it to go with any decor! Thanks for another great idea!
Nice project! You did a great job. Thanks for sharing.
Kim T.
kjoycec@juno.com
The picture is really pretty. You can be an artist without knowing how to paint...love it :)
Very nice home decor project. you did a fabulous job. Like you said - inspiration is everywhere - you just have to look.
Wow! Great job.
im going to give this canvas a try. i hope acrylic works well on this material.
This is a great way to pull it all together in your house. I used the Damask Decor cartridge to create a seriues of framed art for over our bed. I get many compliments on it!!
Nice home decor project. May try this sometimes. It has given me inspiration. Thanks!
What a great project. I have a couple of old shadow box picture frames. I think I need to look through carts with that in mind.
Thanks for yet another brilliant idea!
Your bird is so awesome. It would look so pretty hanging in your craft room.
I love that you got inspiration at Walmart. Inspiration can strike anywhere. Very nice project. I like that you cut the bird and branch and made the flowers 3D.
tvoss123@comcast.net
Very nice job on the canvas, I love your source of inspiration and you are correct inspiration is everywhere. Your projects are always so inspiring, I'm heading off to my craft room now to see what I can up with!
Great home decor.
This is really cute!
Loved the canvas!! It Rocked! Love that you used mixed media too!! Great work of art!
Beautiful, Melanie! Wish I could get inspired just by looking at something!
Very shabby my friend. I like that the bird pops off and the flowers & branches are 3d. Brest job. Thanks for all you do and share, God bless you and yours. 1205love@gmail.com
Omgoodness this is Simply Adorable! I love the Colors and the sweet little bird you used TFS!
Letillia
divaof5.blogspot.com
Oh this is just beautiful and I'm so excited to see another home decor project. We're almost ready to move in our new place and I'm looking for ideas for the walls. Thanks again for some great inspiration.
love it! all of your posts are inspiring. thank you.
So pretty...so Springy! TFS
Beth Anne in PA
woody42997ataoldotcom
Love your project! I agree with you we can get inspiration all around us! As always love your style! Thanks!
Awww~ That's just the cutest little thing! Good job!
Beautiful project! I will be using it as a template for my Mother's Day card for my mom. Thanks again for all the ideas. Have a nice weekend.
Very nice !! I would never have thought of this. Thanks !!
Anna
ann2236@juno.com
Very pretty. There are a few cartridges that could be used for this. TFS.
these are beautiful.
I'm a follower
What a pretty home deco project, very creative, TFS.
later tater,
laney
Very nice! You did a wonderful job :) I will have to add this cart to my list!! :)
Love your finished canvas & the inspiration fabric!
You did a great job on this wall art -- so pretty!
Liked the wall paneling but your canvas is so much cuter!!
Very nice canvas work. Thank you for sharing.
This is such a fun idea! Turned out beautiful!
housesbuiltofcards@gmail.com
www.housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com
I absolutely love this! It is gorgeous- perfect compliment to the other panels! Thanks for the inspiration!
Super cute project! I signed up as a downline today. I'm really excited to see where it takes me...
Thanks for reminding us to watch for inspiration everywhere. I want to try some canvas art too.
beautiful project. lovely work. tfs.
You did a wonderful job on the canvas. Love all your ideas you come up with!!! Thanks!!
I couldn't wait to get that cartridge because of that bird. The way you did it looks wonderful!
Rae Ann O.
http://joyinart.blogspot.com
I am now on my 3rd verification try.
Beautiful spring project! Thanks for sharing your talent with us.
Awesome job I love how it turned out!!
Karen dkolopez@msn.com
i love this i will have to try and use the Home Decor Cricut cartridge thanks for the inspiration
upnurse at aol dot com
What a lovely cut! Love your addition of the gems to the flowers. Hope you find a nice place to proudly display this piece. :)
Really beautiful....Love all the spring colors!! I agree, inspiration is everywhere!
Hugs,
Mickey
Love this beautiful project!
Carol B
ciaoitalia2007(at)gmail(dot)com
What a beautiful project! Yes, inspiration can be found anywhere. TFS!
Love how your canvas turned out.
That is so darn cute!
Kris in Alaska
funamom at yahoo dot com
Love it all. And I would love to win this stamp set!! ;-)
Very pretty. I love the cut on the bird. I'll have to look at that cartridge.
Wow! It shows how you can use anything for inspirations ! Tfs!
Very pretty. Love the colors.
Love what you have done, I have just purchased this cartridge so am looking forward to it's arrival in the mail to use...great canvas home decor...
Another reason to get the Spring Cottage cartridge. Beautiful art work!
dshores4@juno.com
Very pretty canvas that really "sings" spring.
This is a lovely piece of art. So spring like. It would make a very nice present. My favorite part were the pearls that you added. You are so right thst inspiration is everywhere, just open your eyes and look, you just may be surprised what your imagination comes up with.
dutchie
Beautiful piece of art, so peaceful. :) I am inspired to make my own canvas art now.
lflinesatcomcastdotnet
What an imagination..thank you for sharing. I look forward to each and every project..dnadeja
I think this is one of the best projects that you did. Please do more like this. I am soooo going to scrap lift it. Thanks.
Very restful piece.
Beautiful canvas project. Thanks for showing us how to paint the project.
Donna C.
goCricutgo
Beautiful project!
kristyscraps@sbcglobal.net
Wonderful canvas!
Beautiful project! I think I'm going to have to try this! Thanks.
Beautiful spring color! I could definitely do something similar with my Straight From the Nest cart...
I like your little project. Love the little pearls for the flower centers.
jamme@q.com
Very pretty, Love the colors & I think the cream was a brilliant idea!
Puppy Hugs,
Wendy
wendy.roos2boys@gmail.com
Of course inspiration is EVERYWHERE that is as long as U can just B, & R not riddled w/PAIN where each step U take as u step off the ball of Ur foot. It then feels like someone is stabbing your spine w/a sharp serrate knife.
So no wonder I have a hard time being able 2 come up w/something on my own. So U keep up getting Ur inspirations fm everywhere,& I'll just keep looking @ the blogs.
You did a great job with your picture. Beautiful!!
true1947@embarqmail.com
Love home decor ideas!So much fun!
pawprintspetsits at yahoo dotcom
Beautiful job! I actually was inspired by a painting I saw at Target a few weeks ago. I didn't spend $40 on it though! I need to get some sort of frame first and then recreate it to make my own for much less than $40
Very Pretty :)
The Sparrow looks like it is about to fly away. Would love that cart. I just love, love birds.
marg0006@verizon.net
This is so pretty! I saw a tutorial somewhere on how to paint canvases and then use cricut to make pictures. I can't find that tutorial now to save my life...but I really want to do that!!
~Lauren
queen_lade at yahoo.com
This is beautiful!! I love this idea! I really need to get this cart!!
This a very creative idea, love it.
Great picture! It's very soft and pretty. TFS.
coupondenise at live dot com
The canvas Spring Cottage project is abso-positively gorgeous!
Love the colors, love the composition of the design and the size of the canvas.
So many possibilities- thanks for sharing!
Love the bird on the branch
with the small flowers.
Great job! Thanks for sharing.
maw1@windstream.net
Very pretty canvas. I love that bird. Regina
stunning
dutchie
That is such a fun idea. I am going to try it for a picture in our reading room. Thanks again for sharing!
What a great idea. I would love to do something like that for my daughters room.
Thanks for sharing!
Jess
craftingwithjess@gmail.com
What an adorable home decor project! I'm alsways looking for mew uses for the bird images...Thanks for sharing your great idea!
Thanks for all your great ideas, Joy. You help a great deal of people with your site!
Pretty Pregnant Peggy
Gift for my husband's grandmother right here! She loves birds and creative things! Thanks for the idea!
This came out really pretty. I'd like to be entered to win the stamps.
Carla from Utah
Your site is such an inspiration to me. I don't get out much so I get such wonderful ideas for using my cricut.
I just love my imagine. I really like Emmas site also and would love to win the stamps.
Thanks so much, Anni, NB, Tx
This is beautiful! Thanks for the inspiration!!
Julie
I have been playing with several signs of canvas this last month and making decor items. That is really pretty .. I love mixed media
Great project! I like yours better than your inspiration. So pretty.
Tina
aurathentic@gmail.com
Wow! Great project! I am consistently amazed at the wonderful things you come up with and share with us. Thank you!
Ok..WOW! Beautiful projects!
This is beautiful, you have inspired me to try this!
This is great. im goint to try this with different pictures , maybe flowers or a christmas snowman. anything is possible, right?HAVE A GREAT DAY.
I love the project. I did something similar with the Botanicals cartridge and it turned out beautiful. Your site is amazing! Thanks for the inspiration.
Wow how beautiful!
Really pretty canvas, love the spring colours.
Kim xXx
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