scrap art

I am super excited to share a recent art project I did on Friday night. I had seen this idea on a craft blog a friend passed along to me and immediately thought, "I can do that!" I have been slowly decorating Maggie's room over the last 6 months in a vintage bird theme, adding splashes of colors I love. I decided to create a tree with sky and grass and birds, as you can see below and I'm *more* than pleased with how it turned out! I plan to add a few more canvases to this collection (a close-up of a 2 different birds and another I have yet to decide upon) and hang them in a display in her room. When it's complete, I'll post a picture. This was so EASY...even my non-crafty friends would enjoy this, I promise. And I think this is a wonderful kid-friendly craft if your child uses scissors and would enjoy the process of creating his/her own wall art.
The supply list and directions are simple.

Supplies:
canvas in preferred size (mine is 11x14)
craft paper in various colors/designs
scissors and pencil
Elmer's stick glue
Modge podge
1 sponge paintbrush
ink and inking sponge if desired

Directions:

Draw a simple picture...I drew a tree and a dividing line between the hills and sky--very easy. Cut papers in various shapes and sizes, there really is no rhyme or reason. I laid out my pieces as I cut them, then went back and glued each one with an Elmer's glue stick. You only need a bit of glue on each piece (meaning they don't have to be perfectly stuck down) because you will modge podge the canvas in the end. I also chose to ink the edges of the canvas at the end, to give the piece a more distressed look. Complete your art project with 2-3 coats of modge podge, depending on how thick your paper is. I will either paint the canvas edges with brown paint to complete it or hang it in a frame.

Here is the orginal that inspired my work.

And here are a few more I'm contemplating doing: see here and here.