Remember this upcycled painting I showed you awhile back here: Trash to Treasure - Thrift Shop Flips?
Here is the before and after, side-by-side comparison.
Well I've been working on a couple more!
I actually think they look kind of cool grouped together! I could see them on a gallery wall!
Do you remember the before of this one?
It is painted on a board, not a canvas so the first thing I did after I removed the frame was SAND THE HELL OUT OF IT! Yes! I sanded it! I figured I wouldn't be out too much if I ruined it so I went to town and I think it really softened it up!
This is the most recent one. Here is a before shot of the painting.
I found a quote that I thought went well with the picture...
Then I had to add some flowers! Here are my flower parts.
I embroidered some flower stems right on the canvas!
Then I used my tweezers to hold on to these teeny-tiny "flowers" while I dipped them in glue.
And I added them to the stems on the canvas.
I found a frame that fit it and gave it a coat of "Lagoon" spray paint.
What do you think? It's fun giving these old paintings a new life!
I have some more thrift store paintings I'll be working on soon!
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You are so clever and creative. I am looking through my frame stash to see if I saved any of the cardboard prints!
ReplyDeleteI love them! The button flowers are so cute. It's amazing what a few words and tweaks do to bring those faded, out of date prints to life! Great job!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea! Love that it brings discarded paintings back to life. Nice job!
ReplyDeleteThank you Naomi!
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I love this idea of making these old paintings into updated quotes. And adding the flower buttons was such a creative touch. Thank you for sharing with Share It One More Time. Cathy
ReplyDeleteThank you Cathy! I always have fun at the Share It One More Time party!
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What a great idea to give old paintings new life!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debra! It makes you look at old, unwanted art in a whole new way!
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