I can't believe it has been exactly a month since my last post! Where has the time gone??
Well, y'all...I started my big girl job. I am a sixth grade teacher and am LOVING every second of it! Seriously, though. I. Love. My. Job. Like a lot! Ok...enough gushing. I promise to post pictures of my classroom later this week. I'm waiting to finish one more thing before the big reveal! :)
Before school started I wanted to do a few DIY projects. I am by no means "artistic" but I love to craft. I saw a monogram canvas on Pinterest and thought, "I need that!" But when I saw that it cost $40 I thought, "No, I don't..." So since my BFF's mom is a GREAT (and I do mean GREAT) painter, I begged and pleaded for her help. She was so helpful and made me be the perfectionist I usually am, even when I was so annoyed with the project. It took a long time to paint, but I love how it turned out.
First I drew a circle on my 12x12 canvas with pencil.
Then I free-handed my monogram using the circle monogram font. I Googled the circle monogram font and drew it on trace-paper. Cathy helped me go back and make sure that everything was straight and in a perfect circle (Thanks Cathy!)
Next, I painted the canvas green, except for the circle. That got painted white.
Using tracing paper I transferred my monogram. Painted it a dark turquoise color. Then, wrote out the bible verse (Psalm 139:14) on trace paper and again transferred it along with tracing on the scallops around the circle.
I traced the letters of the verse with paint and began on the scallops. I used the end of a small paintbrush to put the dots on the inside of the scallops.
Here is the final product! Woo!! Love how it turned out! And I actually went back and lightened the turquoise color. It was too dark for my liking. (Please excuse the poor iPhone photos above, the last was taken with Instagram)
The two pics above where the color inspiration for the canvas. Hand towel from Target and the cross was a gift from my sweet friend, Marcy. I also added two blue Mason jars that currently hold my q-tips and cotton balls. It looks a little cluttered and messy, but I have very little space and storage to work with. :) Love how my bathroom feels more complete, it only took a year and a half!
Sorry for the long post. I promise to post pics of my class later this week!
Have a good week! Oh and one last shout-out to Cathy...Thank you second momma! You're the best! :)
