Reverse Canvas DIY
This reverse canvas DIY project is easy to do and makes for a great beginner Silhouette or Cricut project. Learn to create simple artwork for your home. These signs make great farmhouse signs for a fraction of the price.
Just recently I was able to visit my long time family friend to help her complete a project she had been wanting in her dining room. She wanted 3 large framed canvas’ with the words “laugh, eat, and pray”.
Her daughters picked the words and I think the project and size fit perfect for her space.
However, for this project, I took my laptop and a few materials to my friends house and spread out on her dining table!
The Materials Needed for this Project:
- Canvas in your choice size. We did large canvas for this project. 30X30. You can get the same ones here
- Stain for the wood frame – we did a thin coat of walnut
- Heat transfer vinyl
- Silhouetter or Cricut machine
- Staple gun and staples.
Directions:
To begin this project, you will want to start by removing your canvas form the wood frame. Using a knife blade or a Xacto knife cut the canvas on the backside and remove it.
You can choose to remove the staples too by using a screwdriver, and lifting them up and out, however, we did not do this step. They end up being covered in the end, so it doesn’t matter.
After you have the canvas material removed, stain your wood frames. I used an old rag and dabbed the stain onto the wood and then wiped it away and into the frames.
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This method will allow the stain to dry fairly quickly without having that tacky feeling to it.
While you are waiting on the stain to dry, cut the vinyl wording. I put the words we used, “laugh, eat, and pray” in the resource library.
You can down the SVG files to use with your Cricut or Silhouette machine.
After you have cut the vinyl wording, make sure you weed the negative and then press the words onto your canvas. Since these canvas pieces were larger in size 30X30, I designed the file to fit one word on a 12X12 mat size and then matched the wording together on the canvas.
Iron on or use a heat press to press the HTV vinyl on to the canvas.
Finishing the Reverse Canvas Sign
After you have the HTV pressed, flip it over and attach it to the backside of the wood frame with a staple gun. We started on one side and pulled it taught to the other. Once it was stapled in place,
I worked my way around the frames making sure it was secure. Then the canvas were ready to be hung!
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