Colors of Fall Mini Canvas

Benetta
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Colors of Fall Mini Canvas - finished mini canvas Here is an easy, inexpensive way to add fall décor to your home! Turn ice cream sticks into a mini wooden canvas. Add fall colored embellishments, display it on a mini wooden easel and voila! This craft can also be used to make small DIY Christmas gifts for colleagues or neighbors.

Total Time: 30 minutes, drying time included

Yield: one mini canvas

Supplies:

4.7 x 5.4 in thick cardstock
nine 5.5" long, 0.6" wide wooden ice cream sticks
three cream colored skeleton leaves, each about 2.4" long
five 1.4" long fall colored paper leaves
paper button made from brown cardstocks
bronze colored antique resin scissor embellishment, 3" long
two 0.4" high wooden laser cut out owls
three roses cut from leftover gold embroidered net lace fabric
10 in of clear machine beaded garland
10 in ' of cream colored satin ribbon, 0.1" wide and with a golden metallic edge
Kaisercraft bronze ink glimmer mist
Hard as Nails water-based varnish
quick-drying craft glue (such as Bostik Clear)
hot glue gun and glue sticks
paintbrush
standard scissors
small plastic bowl

Steps:

Use Bostik Clear and glue seven ice cream sticks to the cardstock to cover the cardstock.

Colors of Fall Mini Canvas - glue stick to cardstock

Glue the remaining two ice cream sticks to the top and bottom of the stick-covered cardstock.

Colors of Fall Mini Canvas - glue a stick to the top and bottom

Spray some of the ink mist into the plastic bowl and use a paintbrush to apply ink mist to the ice cream sticks. Allow to dry thoroughly. Paint a layer of varnish over the ice cream sticks and allow to dry thoroughly again.

Colors of Fall Mini Canvas - paint with mist using a brush and spray with a layer of varnish

Arrange the skeleton leaves, paper button, roses, fall leaves, scissor, wooden owls, and beaded garland on the canvas and secure everything with hot glue.