Prints are an easy way to dress up the walls of your home without spending a lot of money. This reverse canvas is not only a cheap DIY project but also a completely customizable one because you can pick whatever image you would like to transfer onto the canvas.
Check out the video and instructions to see how you can make this reverse canvas art. It may take you more time to select an image than to create this work of art.
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Materials
- Stretched canvas
- Staple remover
- Iron-on transfer
- Iron
- Staple gun
- Scissors
- Stretched canvas
- Staple remover
- Iron-on transfer
- Iron
- Staple gun
- Scissors
Instructions
1. Remove all the staples from the stretched canvas with the staple remover. The canvas should be completely detached from the wooden frame once you are finished with this step.
1. Remove all the staples from the stretched canvas with the staple remover. The canvas should be completely detached from the wooden frame once you are finished with this step.
2. Place the iron-on transfer in the center of the canvas and gently press a heated iron over the transfer paper to imprint it onto the canvas.
3. Peel off the transfer paper to reveal the image on the canvas.
4. Place the wooden frame onto the front of the canvas (the side with the printed image). Position it so that the image is centered in the frame.
5. Reattach the canvas to the wooden frame with a staple gun, making sure that the canvas is taut.
6. Cut away all any canvas that hangs over the edge of the wooden frame.
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