My little guy recently turned 2 and we moved him out of the crib to a big boy bed. We decided to adopt a montessori based room for him so he can explore and learn to be a DIYer too. Gotta start em' young :)
I wanted his room to be fun and to express his budding personality. He is a typical little boy who loves loud noises, getting his hands dirty and being a bit mischevious. He loves tractors and airplanes and cars. Whenever we are out, these things always catch his eye. So I went with a transportation theme.
His room is still in progress and I'll share more pictures after we move and get set up, but for now here's some of the artwork I made for the little fella:
For this project I used:
Cheap white canvas
Masking tape
Gray spray paint
Card stock
Stock images from mygrafico.com
1) First I evenly spaced some masking tape on two of the canvases. I spaced the masking tape about 2 inches apart. So on the canvas where you see white stripes is where I had the masking tape.
2) I then spray painted the canvas in gray. I let it sit until completely dry. I waited a day just to be safe, but I don't think it has to take that long. After the paint had dried, I removed the tape.
3) I then printed some graphics I found from mygrafico.com onto a heavy cardstock. (The graphics I used came from Stockberry Studio).
There are tons of really cute graphics on this site! I changed the colors a little bit in photoshop.
4) After printing the images (BTW on my printer settings I selected "best quality". I know all printers are different, but if you have options it can change the depth of color) I cut them out and sprayed the back with a spray adhesive to keep them smooth on the canvas.
And voila! That's all.
For a bit of contrast I drew circles on one canvas. After I painted it, I drew circles as best as I could freehand with a pencil and then painted them in.
I really like how they came together. Can't wait to share his finished room.
Hope everyone has a nice weekend.
xoxo
Frau Wright
