DIY Photo Canvas

Hey there!  So, I have seen so many cool DIY photo canvas projects on Pinterest and I had to do one of my own!  My son is playing his first season of tackle football and I have taken a ton of pictures!  I thought he would love to show them off in his room so I came up with this! It was so quick, easy and cheap!  I used scrap wood and only paid for the 8×10 prints! I started with 2 pieces of scrap MDF that I cut down to 8 1/2 x 10 1/2. I used a TON of wood glue to attach the 2 pieces together. Next, I broke out the black acrylic paint and covered all four sides and a little onto the outside edges. I printed out an 8×10 black and white, through walmart.com, and attached it with a spray adhesive. For the finishing touches, I used a stencil brush to dry brush the black acrylic onto the actual picture (all around the edges) and followed up with Modpodge, using the same dry brush technique for a textured, canvas-like, finish! That was it! I had to make several for him and he thinks they are pretty cool:)  I want to do more around the house!  I made 5 for about $10, after buying the saw tooth hangers and pictures.  I did use anchors when hanging these but they are not super heavy!  Thanks so much for stopping by! There are only a few more days left to enter our Lisa Leonard Giveaway!  You can click HERE to enter! Thanks for stopping by! ~Ashley