diy "canvas" prints

Recently we started a re-do of the girls' room upstairs. They picked out pink paint for the walls, and we got white twin beds. I found this pin on Pinterest and wanted to replicate parts of it, especially the sister prints... But canvases are expensive so I decided to do it a different way.

I looked in to making poster prints that I could just mount in a big frame, but then I had an "AHA!" moment in Dollar General when I ran across the foamboard... LOL. Yes, a $1 piece of foamboard. Okay, so they're not really "canvas" prints, but they are a lot cheaper and just as sweet! I tried it out with prints for my living room first and I love them! 

So, if you want to stick around for the tutorial here it is. I am loading it with more than enough pictures... not to complicate you, but because I am a visual person. It will literally take you less time to complete this project than it will to read my tutorial. Here's the best part: It cost me less than $10!!!

1. Go online to Staples' Copy and Print Center and click on "B&W Engineering Print" (only $3.89!). That price can't be beat! A local place quoted me $24.50 each but I ended up getting 4 prints at Staples for less than $20! Upload a picture (or a few) from your computer. Do not use iPhone/cell phone photos because they will be grainy. All the photos I uploaded were taken by my sweet friend Codie at White Cotton Photography. (Check out her work at the link!) I did the 24x36 inch size. Submit your order and pick-up your prints. :)

2. Gather your supplies. You'll need just a few things!

• your print
• Elmer's spray glue
• scissors
• duct tape (any color--I used white)
• a piece of white foam board (DG-$1)

3. Lay your print on top of your foam board like you want it. The edges will hang over like mine below.

4. Spray one end or corner of the foam board and smooth it down with your hand. This will hold the print in place for you to spray and smooth out the rest to make sure there aren't any bubbles. Don't press too hard, it will rub black ink off onto your hands. 

5. Flip it over. You'll notice that the sides hang off. Spray two parallel ends and fold over. Then, as if you are wrapping the ends of a present, fold the corners in and spray the other two ends down.

6. After you fold all the corners and spray down all the sides, duct tape it down to hold it tight. Then, you're done! You can hang it with Command picture hanging strips. I only used one pack for all four prints. (Pardon the cooling strip on Addie's head. She swore she needed it for her imaginary fever. Ha!)

Voila! That's all folks! Easy peasy. If you make some please share with me! I want to see! :)