When I first saw these mini canvases at my local craft store, I just had to buy them. I mean, they’re just so tiny and adorable!
One package contains 8 little canvases, and each canvas measures 2 in. x 2 in. I bought about 4 packs and started brainstorming how to use these.
Now, I have little to no painting experience. Like, basically none. I took one painting class in high school and the rest of my painting expertise came from watching YouTube videos…so I was a bit lost when it came to how to use these mini canvases.
So, it was off to the Internet! I browsed Pinterest looking for ideas and finally found an artist who created minimalist art on these little mini canvases…and then my brain exploded with ideas…
I could do minimalist art! That was right up my alley! So I started thinking of ideas, finally settling on a few collections (Shakespeare plays, Harry Potter of course, and Dr. Seuss to name a few). I decided to start with Shakespeare, as that would test my abilities and dedication to this project.
So this was surprisingly really fun and a true test to how well I remembered these plays! I picked 12 of my favorites and got to work.
Here’s my Hamlet one:
King Lear:
Romeo and Juliet (I like how the caskets kind of make a heart!):
Macbeth:
Henry IV:
Aren’t they cute?
So after finishing all my canvases, I decided to mount them on a larger canvas so I could display them all together. I used a black 8 in. x 10 in. canvas and mounted the mini canvases using Scrapbook Adhesives Mounting Squares.
These were strong enough to hold by themselves, but if they don’t stick that well, you can use hot glue to secure the mounts.
And here they are, all mounted!
Now, you can just leave them like this and make it a guessing game deciding which one is which, but I decided to add the name of the play under each canvas.
To add the names, I just used a very thin layer of Mod Podge to adhere the paper to the canvas. The Mod Podge dries clear and is barely visible once it dries.
This project was so fun and I had a blast playing around with different colors and painting techniques…and word to the wise, having Bob Ross on in the background certainly doesn’t hurt…
After I finished the Shakespeare Collection, I started working on the Dr. Seuss ones and should have some pics of those soon!
These adorable mini canvases would also make cute magnets or ornaments…there really are endless possibilities for these! You can find them in packages of 6 or 8 at your local craft store and come in both black and white canvas fabric.
Do you have any other ideas for mini canvas collections? Let me know in the comments below!
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