We’ve been in our house for almost exactly a year and we have yet to hang much on the walls. Bryan is a typical boy and could really care less, but I have an itch to make this home perfect as soon as possible. I know it takes time and definitely don’t want to rush it, but finding art is so hard. And even when we do find something we like we decide it’s not worth spending the money on. So many other things to pay for…
I’ve been dabbling in watercolor painting and while I’m not fantastic at it I think it’s soothing. I decided to make a text-based piece of “art” and that way it wouldn’t be too feminine or too masculine so we’d both enjoy it. I wanted it to be two separate pieces, and this line of this song is so popular but applies to us so well, so I decided it was the one. “You’ll be my glass of wine, I’ll be your shot of whisky” from Blake Shelton.
I bought some white paper (next time I’ll use a heavier card stock or something more substantial) and got started. I knew I was aiming to hang these above our bed, and decided on the size of the finished product before I got started so I knew exactly what supplies to look for.
Here are the supplies I bought (keeping in mind, I didn’t go bargain-hunting, I just knew the frames I DID want were about $50-$75 each, and that was way too much.
Starter pack of watercolors – $9
4 pre-cut mats – $30
(I think I could have found these cheaper but I honestly didn’t want to drive around!)
2 Poster Frames – $20
(they had them in “pewter” which was actually exactly the color frame I wanted. They are regularly $20 each but they were buy-one-get-one FREE that day, so I got both for $20!
I already had paper and brushes but you can find those at Michael’s or Hobby Lobby for very cheap as well! That’s it. Not many supplies, and if you do a little hunting online or catch Hobby Lobby or Michael’s sales on the right week you could probably find these supplies for even cheaper!
Tip: Hobby Lobby sales are typically rotated out every other week, so just give them a call to find out if what you need is on sale that week. I did that with wedding supplies… If they didn’t have enough of what I need, we’d ask them to call us when it came ins tock and we’d find out when it would be 50% off. Can’t beat those deals!
Step 1: PAINT
Whether it be a landscape scene, still life, text like I did or abstract, paint whatever you want. (For this step if you aren’t into paints, feel free to use a sharpie or paint pen and just write whatever you want.) I like to lay out my smallest mat to give me a better idea of the space I need to fill.
Step 2: Position Your Art in Mat
Layer your mats and tape your art in place. I like to use washi tape, since later on if I want to change frames or decide to readjust the placement and washi tape is easy to remove without causing damage.
Step 3: Assemble & Hang
Reassemble you frames! That’s literally how simple it is. When I layer mats I like to use washi tape there again, just so nothing shifts even an inch. So it’s pretty simple if everything is taped in place to put the frame back together.
Don’t feel like you need to spend a ton of money on art. I like to look at Marshall’s & TJ Maxx or just make my own!
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