Finally had enough of all the hot weather? Perhaps you fancy spending some time indoors doing something creative? Textures and homemade homewares are big news in the world of interiors right now, so why not take on the trends yourself and get stuck into our easy craft ideas? In today’s blog post we’re looking at some custom canvas wall art ideas that involve getting crafty to produce totally unique canvas prints that make great gifts.
Faux cross stitch canvas
Have you seen the super kitsch cross stich artwork that’s all across Etsy right now? There’s some fabulous slogan embroidery in particular and plenty of motivational quotes along with the odd pun and expletive too. If you love the trend but your own stitching is slower than you’d like it to be, why not bring a little photography into the mix to make things easier for you? Sew one or two designs and snap them at their best before transferring the images onto canvas to give the illusion of texture. We think our office desk canvas prints are perfect for this project and they’ll make great birthday gifts for friends. If you’re also enjoying the return of macramé, you could try using a similar technique to create a faux macramé canvas.
A touch of glitter canvas print
Who doesn’t love a little glitter? We’ve talked a lot on the blog before about capturing sparkle within a shot, but have you thought about adding something to the surface? Whether you’d like to enhance the mood on some fantastic festival photographs you’ve taken or add an extra dimension to photographs of fireworks or a canvas of your name written with sparklers. A good quality glitter glue varnish could help to make your wall art extra special.
A moodboard to treasure
We’ve covered how to use mood boards on the blog before and they can certainly be great tools when it comes to directing your redecorating plans. But when you’ve spent so much time putting an amazing mood board together, why discard it when the project is complete? If you’ve used a traditional mood board with samples of fabric, photographs and other bits and bobs – it can become a piece of artwork that brings the room together. Simply snap a photo and transfer it to canvas.
Botanically inspired canvas
If you’re a dab hand at flower arranging as well as photography, you really shouldn’t let those talents go to waste! Botanical leaf prints, flora and foliage are everywhere in interiors right now. In particular they are making their way on to walls via wallpaper and prints. Do it yourself by styling up the perfect arrangement and taking photographs to transfer to canvas. This way, you can create a bunch of botanically inspired canvas prints to gift to friends and family. Or if you’d like to create your own floral gallery wall, why not get out into the garden for a shoot?
Are you into crafts as well as photography? If you try out any of our ideas, let us know!
