DIY Silhouette Wall Art

Hi everyone! 

Today I'm sharing my DIY Silhouette Wall Art. 

As you can see from the photo below, it's still a winter wonderland! 

No matter the season, I adore the view from my front porch. 

Here's the view, looking south and west. 

I just love all of our trees! 

(Big A doesn't - he has to mow around all of those tree trunks.)

As I looked at my view, 

I thought, I'm going to paint my trees.

Nailed it!

(Well, okay, I used a little artistic licence.) 

I started with a blank canvas and painted the edges black. (I also painted the side edge of the canvas). As you can see, I didn't do this very carefully. I knew it was going to be covered up. 

Next I mixed up 1/2 Elmer's glue and 1/2 water to make my own mod podge.

Shake, shake, shake. (Shake your groove thang). 

I "painted" the canvas with mod podge.

I found an old book, and lucky for me, the edges of the pages were yellowed. I like the look of the aged edges of the pages. 

I roughly tore the pages, and placed them randomly on still damp canvas. 

After I had all the book pages down, I "painted" them with mod podge too.

I started to smooth out the wrinkles,

and then I decided the wrinkles looked kinda cool. 

It took about 3 hours for the mod podge to dry completely, 

and then I free handed the trees with a sharpie. 

I know, I know, but in my defense - I have a degree in television production, not art!

To fill in the trees, I used black acrylic paint (which is about $1 per bottle at AC More).

Once the canvas was (mostly) dry, I tried hanging it in various spots. 

All in all, it's been in 7 different spots, and I'm still not quite sure where it will end up. 

Either way, I'm happy with it.

It has a little bit of a spooky feel doncha think? I asked Big A if I should paint a raven on one of the branches and he replied: "No paint me in there, on the lawn mower". See, he has issues. 

For a list of parties I'll be at - go HERE!