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I love creating quick and simple crafts. It also might be dorky to admit, but I’ve always wanted to be able to decorate my house for each season and/or holiday. We don’t have the kind of budget that has allowed me to do that, until I figured out I could do a lot myself. I’m totally OK with that! In fact it is fun! I have made quite a few wreaths for holiday’s/seasons, but I get bored easily, so it was time to try something else. I decided to make some DIY wall art. You won’t believe how easy and inexpensive making your own wall art is.
Beautiful, easy to create and inexpensive DIY wall art - perfect for each Thanksgiving decorations

If you read my blog often, you know I’m not going to leave you out in the dark. I’m going to show you exactly how to make your own DIY wall artĀ as well. Ā Totally sharing the love with you all! Shall we have some fun? I’m ready, how about you?

Beautiful, easy to create and inexpensive DIY wall art - perfect for each season, Holiday's or to fill up bare walls. #realcoake
Supplies:
Art canvas – mine is 9 x12 (This packon Amazon looks like a good deal)
Paintbrush
Mod Podge
Scissors
Brayer(or pizza dough roller)
Squirt bottle filled with water
Before we move on, let me mention that I would recommend, if you are on a tight budget, that you shop around for your canvas. I find a big difference in price between the three stores we have here. From $9 for one canvas (the basic cheap kind) to $6.50 for 2. That makes a difference to me. If it makes a difference to you, it will be worth it to check prices.
Last time I made my summer DIY wall art, I only used 3 sheets of scrapbook paper. This time I spent a little more and used 5 sheets. It just was what I needed to achieve the look I wanted this time. Since the sheets I pick are usually only $0.50, it is still very inexpensive.
Beautiful, easy to create and inexpensive DIY wall art - perfect for each season, Holiday's or to fill up bare walls. #realcoake
Start your DIY wall art by deciding which direction you want to hang it on the wall. Then take a few minutes to come up with an idea of what you want to do with your various papers.
Beautiful, easy to create and inexpensive DIY wall art - perfect for each season, Holiday's or to fill up bare walls. #realcoake
Take your time with your first sheet of paper as you apply it. You will want to paint your canvas with your Mod Podge, then lightly spray the back of your paper with water. This will help reduce the bubbling of your paper. If you have larger pieces that you are adding as you build your art, you will want to spray those lightly with water as well.
Use your brayer (or you can use a pizza dough roller like I do) to smooth out any bubbles or pockets in the paper.
Beautiful, easy to create and inexpensive DIY wall art - perfect for each season, Holiday's or to fill up bare walls. #realcoake
Just to give you an idea for your DIY wall art, I started with the one multi-tone paper. I added pumpkins on the sides. Part of my goal was to make sure the sides were covered when I was done. The other objective was to make a pretty piece of wall art.

After adding the pumpkins, I painstakingly cut out leaves from my leaf piece of scrapbook paper and applied them to the paper to cover up the odd pumpkin cuts and cover the canvas as well as to look pretty.

I wanted to add more. I really wanted this piece to be more Thanksgiving inspired, so I used my Cricut to cut out the word ‘Thankful’ from the burlap paper. The final touch was to add the ‘Fall’ and ‘Harvest words and swirls cut from another piece of scrapbook paper.

It was all about layering, adding more texture and visual interest as well as showing off the season.

Beautiful, easy to create and inexpensive DIY wall art - perfect for each Thanksgiving decorations

When you are done adding all of your elements to the canvas with the Mod Podge, add a couple of layers of Mod Podge to seal your art and keep everything in place.
Beautiful, easy to create and inexpensive DIY wall art - perfect for each season, Holiday's or to fill up bare walls. #realcoake

This DIY wall art took me between 30 and 60 minutes to complete. For under $10 I have a new piece of art for our kitchen. I love that!

Am I the only one willing to admit that I’d like to decorate my house for every season? Or are there more of you who want to do the same thing? If so, what are your tricks and tips for doing it for low, low cost?

Happy DIY wall art making to you!

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    • KC Coake says

      Thank you, Erin! The only tricky part is getting the paper to lay flat. If you lightly spray it with water, it will help a lot. I hope you have fun!
      Take care,
      KC

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    • KC Coake says

      Thank you! I did find some great papers. I wasn’t sure exactly what I was going to do until I got started. Love it when it all comes together really well.
      Thanks so much for stopping by and commenting.
      Take care,
      KC

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  5. Deborah Davis says

    What lovely wall art! Thanks for showing us how you made it. I love to make artwork as well.Mostly pottery, though. I am going to have to try this! I am glad I found this post on Frugal Days, Sustainable Ways.

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