Fall Fun-Point of View

I am so excited to be one of the guest crafters this month on Point of View!  It's really an honor and I hope my "craft" was up to snuff!  These ladies keep me motivated and inspired each month and I was really excited to be the guest crafter for September because the theme is AUTUMN!!!  MY FAVORITE season!!!

Amy from Ameroonie Designs

Camilla from Rosy Red Buttons

Gwen from Gwenny Penny

Jonie from Just Between Friends
Leanne from Organize and Decorate Everything

Michelle from A Little Tipsy

Don't forget to go over to Gwen's blog here to link up your own Autumn themed craft today!!!

I decided I needed something more brown, orange and red for our backdoor...then realized I might not love it on the backdoor...but will love it hanging in our kitchen!!  (I'm also thinking how to make one for each season...then I can just rotate the hanging each season!)

So I gathered my supplies:

Not shown is the Martha Stewart glue and sealer I used as well as the E600 adhesive, but both were also needed for this project.

I first laid down my small project drop cloth (aka-old pillow case) and gave the canvas a coat of the nutmeg brown paint.

I then painted the wood letter RED.  OH my LORD how they were red...way too red...really...too much, but I still had some brown paint...hmmm?

Yup...after they dried from that RED, I painted them brown and then scuffed them up with some sandpaper...which really was scary and fun.  This is the first time I've done something like that with paint (I need to be a bigger risk taker...seriously).  It really gave it a nice "distressed" look and showed some of the red undertones...seriously that was RED!

OK so then I debated and debated and debated and moved and debated on leaf placement.  It's funny how when you're trying to make something look carefree and natural you spend more time on making that look happen.  So, I left it alone (read this as had to go deal with some toddlers who were running around crazy).  When the hubs got home I made my final leaf placement decision and just covered the entire canvas in the Martha Stewart glue and sealer.


I laid the leaves and I did not want to seal the leaves because I wanted them to stand up a little...not sealing them to the canvas gave them a more flowing look.  They have stayed on just fine and I really like the effect that it created....I attached the wood letters with the E6000 (do this in a well ventilated area...seriously...ouch) and DONE:

I used my handy, dandy staple gun and attached some orange ribbon and it's now hanging in our front room.  It's a great burst of color!!!

Head over and link up your own Point Of View for Autumn at Gwenny Penny today!!