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Persia Lou

Creative. Crafty. Fun.


“Love Us” Gilded Canvas

Guys – I’m pretty excited about this project. I really, really like the way it turned out. I hope you do too!
It was inspired by different golden art pieces I have seen out there in blogland (like this one and this one). Most that I have liked use a word or phrase, but I decided I wanted to go with more of an image. I decided on a “i love us” kind of idea that would be represented by a heart and the word “us.”
I started out by printing off the outline of a heart so that half of the heart filled a page and the word “us.”
I cut them out to create a stencil.
I traced one half of the heart, and then flipped it over to finish the heart. Then, I added “us.”
I used a brush to paint on the gilding adhesive. Then, following the instructions, I let the adhesive dry for about twenty minutes. It gets nice and tacky.
Neatly placing the gold leaf onto the canvas was the trickiest part. A few spots are less than smooth, but I kind of like the look. I finished it up by using a clean, dry brush to remove the excess gold leaf. It easily brushed off any portions of the canvas that did not have adhesive applied.

Annnnnd… Voila! Love it.

My new canvas is living is currently hanging out in the entryway on my ikea shoe cabinet with my faux shell wall art and a little brass rhino from Target.

I’m digging it. This little corner is getting to be one of my favorite spots in the house. What do you all think?
 

Linking up at some of my favorite parties.

September 19, 2013 7:00 am Alexis Filed Under: Craft

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  1. [email protected] says

    September 19, 2013 at 5:59 pm

    Super cute Alexis! I have never used gold leaf, I should try it! I love your design, and I clicked over to your shell wall art, AMAZING! So fun! Thanks for your sweet comment on my blog!

    • Alexis Middleton says

      September 21, 2013 at 3:54 pm

      How sweet are you! Thanks so much, Mindi!

  2. Beela Bakes says

    September 21, 2013 at 9:00 am

    So beautiful! I've been wanting to make gilded works for a while, so this tutorials will helps a lot for when I do! May I ask where you bought your foil and adhesive from?

    • Alexis Middleton says

      September 21, 2013 at 4:09 pm

      Thanks, Beela! I think you cold probably find the foil and adhesive at any craft store, but I got mine at Hobby Lobby. Good luck with your project!

  3. desireapril says

    September 21, 2013 at 12:07 pm

    I love this! It's so easy to make and looks stunning.

    • Alexis Middleton says

      September 23, 2013 at 4:17 pm

      Thank you so much!

  4. Jennifer Hughes says

    September 21, 2013 at 7:16 pm

    I wanted to invite you to the Friday Flash Blog Party, the best linky in town! I hope you&#39;ll join us and link up. Who knows. You may just get highlighted!<br /><br />The party goes on ALL weekend. <br /><br />Jennifer @ The Jenny Evolution<br />www.thejennyevolution.com<br />

    • Alexis Middleton says

      September 24, 2013 at 3:56 am

      Thanks for the invitation, Jennifer! I will be sure to come check it out!

  5. House in the Heights says

    September 21, 2013 at 11:32 pm

    Love it! I just used gold leaf for the first time, and have been searching for another idea to use up what I have left…you&#39;ve inspired me!

  6. marty (A Stroll Thru Life) says

    September 22, 2013 at 5:26 pm

    I love, love, love this idea. I am trying to spread a little gold around, so this is perfect. Thanks for the tutorial. I would love for you to link up to my Inspire Me party that will go live tomorrow afternoon. http://www.astrollthrulife.net Hugs, Marty

  7. Corey W. says

    September 23, 2013 at 3:56 am

    This is so pretty Alexis! I love it!<br />Corey from Tinysidekick.com

    • Alexis Middleton says

      September 24, 2013 at 3:57 am

      Thanks so much, Corey!

  8. Nicole Burkholder says

    September 23, 2013 at 4:27 am

    Wow! That&#39;s gorgeous! Visiting from Marvelous Mondays (linked up late, too) 🙂 Pinning this for inspiration!

  9. Ursula Rosien says

    September 23, 2013 at 5:23 am

    Simply Gorgeous! Visiting from Monday&#39;s Inspiration Linky party 😉 I&#39;m pinning this craft!<br />Ursula, blogger at<br />http://kraftmint.com<br />{a journal of modern crafts}

  10. Carissa Rasmussen says

    September 23, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    so adorable! i seriously could have everything gilded in gold right now!

    • Alexis Middleton says

      September 24, 2013 at 4:09 am

      Me too, Carissa!

  11. Kayla Janachovsky says

    September 24, 2013 at 12:00 am

    I love it! You did such a great job. Don&#39;t forget to link up to The DIY&#39;ers. http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-diyers-30.html

    • Alexis Middleton says

      September 24, 2013 at 3:59 am

      Thanks, Kayla! I definitely will! 🙂

  12. For My Love Of says

    September 24, 2013 at 1:45 am

    Love, love, love this! I&#39;ve been awfully scared to work with gold leafing products. I&#39;ve stuck with acrylic Gold paints, but you make it sounds really easy to use!

    • Alexis Middleton says

      September 24, 2013 at 3:58 am

      I think leafing something more three-dimensional would be trickier. I wasn&#39;t too concerned with perfection, and I&#39;m really happy with how it turned out. Thanks so much for stopping by!

  13. Ellya Brill says

    September 24, 2013 at 4:14 am

    Very pretty!<br /><br />Ellya

  14. Tori Grant says

    September 24, 2013 at 3:13 pm

    Love it Alexis!! I&#39;m creating some gold art of my own! I&#39;ve been loving all the gold projects lately!! Thanks for linking up to Tell Me Tuesday!

  15. Musings of a Childless Mama says

    September 24, 2013 at 10:15 pm

    You are m link up neighbour on TuT Link up!

  16. Therese Feeman says

    September 25, 2013 at 3:43 pm

    Adore your Love Us Gilded Art! So excited to pin it. Thanks for sharing your awesomeness with us at the DIY Sunday Showcase.<br />Cheers to you and yours,<br />Therese @ Fresh Idea Studio

  17. Sumo @ Sumo's Sweet Stuff says

    September 28, 2013 at 5:16 am

    This is just stunning! I love how simple and classy it looks. I&#39;ll be featuring it on my blog tomorrow! Thanks for linking up to the Block Party!<br />Sumo:)

  18. Kayla Janachovsky says

    September 30, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    Just wanted you to know that I loved this so much, it&#39;s being featured on The DIY&#39;ers now! http://homecomingmn.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-diyers-31.html

  19. megan {homemade ginger} says

    October 1, 2013 at 12:17 pm

    Thanks so much for linking this up at the Ginger Jamboree. I love it! I actually featured you today. Feel free to grab a &quot;featured&quot; button on the sidebar!

  20. Amy says

    October 1, 2013 at 8:59 pm

    Simple and beautiful. And GOLD! My favorite 🙂

  21. Melanie says

    February 8, 2014 at 4:29 am

    I found this on the Homecoming Blog, and LOVE it! I my try to make something similar sometime.

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