Build a Large Canvas
You'll need...
4x pine, cut to the size you need
8x screws
Drill
Fabric
Staple gun
I found it easiest to drill some pilot holes, 2 on either end of the outside lengths.
Otherwise the pine tends to split.
Lay it out... this was me making some pilot holes
Drill 2 screws into each corner to make the frame
Lay out your fabric face down.
Put the frame on top
Fold the fabric over the frame, staple it into place
Helpful Hint-- Don't staple it this way (vertical), because when you pull the fabric taught it will tear easier
Horizontal holds better and distributes the pressure better, less tears.
How to staple the fabric on!
Staple opposite sides starting with the middles.
So, Staple the middle at the bottom of the frame, then the top in the middle,
left side in the middle, right side in the middle.... pulling the fabric taught with every staple.
Then move to the right of each current staple on every side.
Then the left of the middle staples...
Then fold the corners neatly and staple.
If you plan on painting your canvas make the fabric really tight,
if you're not painting it then make it however tight you want it doesn't matter.
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Before! Tiny Canvases. Especially when I take a photo of it! Why does everything seem smaller in a photo than in real life?? So I moved the yellow canvases to a different blank wall (Yay! Gap fillers :-) and decided it was time for bigger canvases for this space.
After!!
Large canvases times two!
I'm still working on my lounge room, changing little bit by little, until I am happy with it. I am watching State Fair (classic movie of the day!)
Boo!
Retro Print
From Phoenixes level
Cosy little corner
My little helper
The possibilities are huge with designing your own canvas because there are so many cute fabrics out there, you can even paint on top of a printed fabric design to give it some texture and body.
If you make one, feel free to email me a picture!! I'd love to see what you come up with!
