Hello everyone! So with the weather getting colder out and Halloween being over I've been getting really excited for the holiday season. Where I live it has already started snowing and it makes me want to start decorating for Christmas. Right now I have a sign that says "Panic now and run, Zombies are coming!" hanging over my bed in my dorm room, so it is a little out of season now. I decided that I wanted to make a sign that can stay there all winter. I decided on making one that says "Let It Snow" on it. I thought I would share how to make the sign I made because it was a lot of fun to do and I think it is something that a lot of people might like for a decoration.
To start you will need:
- A small canvas, I got mine at Micheal's craft store for about $2
- Paint in your choice of colors, I chose blue and white
- Paint brushes
- Anything you would like to use to decorate your sign such as glitter, rinestones, stickers, glue, ribbon, or anything else you would like to add!
I decided to make the background of my sign a light blue color. I mixed white with a sort of turquoise blue to create a lighter blue. Then I used a large brush to paint the entire canvas, including the sides, with the color I created. Then I let it dry completely before adding anything else.
Next I used a smaller brush to write out my letters with the white paint. I just free handed them, but you can use a stencil or letter stickers if you would rather do that or want a neater look.
After letting the white paint dry I used a texturing paint that looked similar to snow. I put this over the letters in the word "snow" and also lined the bottom with it to make it look like snow piling up on the bottom. I also used a little bit of this texture paint and made random patches of this white color to make it look like snow falling all over the canvas.
Next I used an old brush to add glitter to the areas with the snow texture paint to give it some sparkle.
Finally, I used mod podge to attach rhinestones and plastic pearl beads to create snowflake shapes randomly on the canvas to make it look like the snow flakes were falling. I also made it look as if some were going off of the edge of the canvas. After it dried my masterpiece was complete and ready to take back to school with me.
I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and found it helpful. Stay tuned for more DIY's in the future. Happy crafting everyone! :)
