DIY LETTER CANVAS

HI HI HI!!

I KNOW IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE MY LAST BLOG. THE WEEK AFTER VALENTINES DAY WAS JUST CRAZY! THE WEATHER HERE IN GEORGIA THREW ME OFF, MY MOM HAD 2 PRE-OP APPOINTMENTS FOR HER UPCOMING SURGERY AND THE MOST EXCITING NEWS OF ALL; I RECEIVED A JOB OFFER & ACCEPTED! I'VE BEEN APPLYING LIKE A MAD WOMAN SINCE WE MOVED TO GEORGIA AND I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS OPPORTUNITY. I'D BE LYING IF I SAID IT WASN'T A LITTLE BITTERSWEET. AS EXCITED AS I AM ABOUT GETTING BACK INTO THE WORKING WORLD, I AM GOING TO MISS BEING HOME WITH MY LITTLE ONE. TIME FLIES BY SO QUICKLY AND BEING ABLE TO BE HOME WITH HER FOR THE PAST YEAR HAS BEEN SUCH A BLESSING. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE AN ADJUSTMENT AND I'M ALMOST SURE THAT I AM GOING TO HAVE SEPARATION ANXIETY BUT LUCKILY, I'LL BE WORKING CLOSE TO HOME AND I'LL BE HOME BEFORE DARK. I THINK THE PART THAT HAS ME A LITTLE STRESSED OUT IS THE FACT THAT I START THE END OF THIS WEEK!! THE TIMING IS PRETTY TIGHT WITH MY MOMS SURGERY ALSO BEING THIS WEEK,  BUT I THINK I'VE PRETTY MUCH GOT EVERYTHING (AND EVERYONE) SITUATED. FINGERS CROSSED IT WON'T TAKE TOO LONG FOR US TO ADJUST!

NOW, I THOUGHT I'D UPDATE YOU ON OUR MASTER BATH FACE LIFT. 

THE REVEAL HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING AND I AM JUST ABOUT READY TO SHOW YOU WHAT I'VE BEEN UP TO BUT I HAVE TO DO SOME PATCHING AND CLEANING BEFORE YOU CAN SEE IT. IN THE MEAN TIME, LET'S TALK ABOUT A DIY CANVAS I MADE FOR THE LARGE EMPTY WALL IN OUR BATHROOM.

I DECIDED TO DECORATE THE BATHROOM AROUND A SHOWER CURTAIN THAT I PURCHASED THE FIRST WEEK WE MOVED TO GEORGIA. THE IDEA IS WHITE AND AQUA WITH POPS OF PEACH. WHILE I WAS BROWSING PINTEREST FOR INSPIRATION, I HAD COME ACROSS THESE CUTE CANVAS' WITH WHITE WOODEN LETTERS ON THEM THAT SPELLED OUT WORDS AND QUOTES. I KNEW IMMEDIATELY IT WAS SOMETHING THAT I COULD DIY AND THANK GOODNESS BECAUSE THESE CANVAS' ARE BEING SOLD FOR $100+!  I DECIDED I WANTED TO PAINT THE LETTERS AQUA INSTEAD OF LEAVING THEM WHITE BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THE WALL NEEDED A BIT OF COLOR.

BEFORE 

AFTER

I THINK IT TURNED OUT GREAT AND YOU ACTUALLY GET A SNEAK PEAK OF SOME OTHER UPDATE'S I'VE DONE BUT I THINK I MIGHT ACTUALLY MOVE THIS CANVAS INTO MY LAUNDRY ROOM AND PUT SOMETHING ELSE ABOVE THE SHELF. ALSO, I AM NOT SOLD ON THE SHELF DECOR LOL BUT I REALLY WANTED TO SHARE THIS PROJECT WITH YOU AND FOR NOW, IT'LL DO.

OH AND DO YOU SEE THOSE LITTLE HOLES ON THE SIDES OF THE SHELF? I ORIGINALLY HUNG UP A RAIL FROM IKEA BUT THE LOOK DEFINITELY DIDN'T DO IT FOR ME SO I GRABBED THE PICTURE LEDGE I HAD IN A BOX AND PUT IT UP. I LIKE IT MUCH MORE BUT I NEED MY BOOTY IN GEAR TO PATCH UP THE HOLES!!

BELOW I'VE LISTED WHAT YOU'LL NEED TO MAKE YOUR OWN.


SUPPLIES & COST

• BLANK CANVAS: PURCHASED FROM HOBBY LOBBY FOR $18.99 WITH A 40% OFF COUPON BRINGING THE COST TO $11.49
• WOODEN LETTERS: PURCHASED FROM HOBBY LOBBY FOR $1.49 EACH
• PAINT & BRUSH: HAD THESE ON HAND AT HOME BUT CAN BE PURCHASED AT ANY CRAFT STORE
• SUPER GLUE
• TOTAL COST: $17.50

(SORRY FOR THE LESS THAN DESIRABLE PICTURE BUT I TOOK IT LAST MINUTE AT NIGHT WITH MY iPHONE)

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-MANDI