This painting how to is not as difficult as it looks! Create a beautiful stenciled cherry blossom painting by following these steps! These wood canvases are in the Handmade Modern collection at Target and provide a very substantial looking piece of art. Start by painting the background with purple and white paint. Create a focal…
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Using the right painting technique while stenciling can help achieve a beautiful vintage look. Here’s how to stencil a vintage looking sign using Stencil1 stencils. This wood slat sign is a part of the Handmade Modern collection at Target. It’s perfect for making your vintage sign. First, choose some beach-y paint colors, we chose colors…
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This DIY has I love you written all over it, literally. We used our Valentine’s 3 pack stencil set and this simple wood frame from Target’s Handmade Modern collection. It is unfinished wood so it is ready for paint. Start by carefully taking apart the frame. I whitewashed the frame with watered down white paint. Use…
Continue reading →Stencil graffiti has for a long time now made its way off the streets and onto interior walls in galleries and art lovers homes. You can easily make some art with a street style too. These preframed canvasses by Handmade Modern are a dream come true! Framing is expensive,these are not. Start by removing the…
Continue reading →This how-to is inspired by vintage botany prints. You can make your own stenciled art and here’s how. Target carries these black canvas boards in their Handmade Modern collection. We love that they are already black! We used our succulent Hens and Chicks stencil and our Agave (or Aloe) stencil. Â The 5.75″ x 6″ stencils…
Continue reading →There’s something so pleasing about adding a fun and modern touch to farmhouse or country style decor. These wood slabs that are available at Target in their Handmade Modern collection provide the perfect canvas to achieve the farmhouse look. Start by using painters tape to block off your horizon line. This straight line gives it a pop…
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