I am so excited about this Christmas art project. Last summer I saw this pin and emailed the blogger to find out how she had done it because I had to make one!
I liked her “Merry and Bright” but I decided I wanted my canvas to say “for unto us a Savior is born”. I designed the words in my Silhouette program and then printed them in two different colors because I really want the “Savior” and “born” to stand out. Then I spray painted the words “for unto us a is” with a glitter paint I’d found at Michael’s. I liked it because it had lots of blues and purples in it, just like my peacock tree.
While the spray paint was drying we put the lights on the canvas.
To put the Christmas lights into the canvas I used a screw driver to puncture the canvas. I tried pushing the lights through on their own but they were stretching the canvas too much. This screwdriver worked perfectly.
My husband helped me by holding the canvas while I punched the holes.
After punching each hole, my husband would push a light through it. We were joking around that it was like using a Light Brite, remember those?
Here’s what the canvas looked like, from the back, when we were done. I only used a strand of 50 lights because I didn’t want the lights to be too overwhelming.
Once the spray paint was dry I transferred the letters onto the canvas.
To make sure the words wouldn’t fall off I used Mod Podge and pained over all the letters.
Once the Mod Podge was dry I put the canvas up on my mantle and plugged it into the other lights.
I love the sparkle and glow the Christmas lights give off!
This project was really easy and I get TONS of compliments on it! The whole project cost me about $23: $20 for the canvas and $3 for the spray paint, and I know I will love it for years to come! It officially my new favorite Christmas decoration!
What is your favorite Christmas decoration in your home?
If you like this Christmas project you might enjoy some of my other Christmas projects for this year:
Christmas Party {clean-up} Must Haves
White Cranberry Martini {perfect for the holidays}
Tips for Planning a Holiday Bake Day
Buche de Noel {Yule Log} Recipe
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It’s gorgeous Anna! What a fabulous idea.
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Thank you! :)
Wow! That’s such a great idea and it turned out so well.
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Stunning project – thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much! It was so easy but makes a big statement. :) I’ve enjoyed seeing your comments again this last week. Didn’t realize how much I’d missed them!
So elegant…I love it. Thanks for the wonderful idea!!
Anna, this is beautiful! And a great new use for my screwdrivers ;-). Thanks for sharing. I hope you don’t mind if I share this in my favorites from the DIY Gift Idea party.
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I would be honored! Thank you. :)
I like what your canvas says…good choice!
Love it! I just got a Silhouette last week and am learning its many uses :) Did you cut out the words on sticker paper? What fonts did you use – they are great! Thanks!
I don’t remember what fonts I used but I printed them on vinyl paper and then spray painted them with the sparkly color. If you want to find fun fonts to use with your Silhouette, there are tons at dafonts (dot) com. :)