crafts: texas love

have you seen these prints?

Source: etsy.com via Ashley on Pinterest

well i've been admiring one on etsy for sometime now. but i wanted something with a little more dimension. so i decided to tackle this arts and crafts project on my own!

first i went to micheals to pick up a canvass. lucky me they were buy on get one free and i ended up with a double pack for only $5!!!

once i got home i printed out a google image of texas.

i cut the state out and taped it to my canvass, much like you would a stencil.

then, i painted the entire canvass with a very light gray i mixed together with my white and gray acrylic paints.

after the paint dried (3 coats actually!), i touched up the inside edges of the state outline and added a watermelon colored heart where dallas is located.

and then we hung it up in the office/craft room.

i just love it! exactly what i wanted and exactly us, since trav and i are both from dallas and our dog is named dallas! perfect addition to our bare walls in this room.

what do you think? i'm thinking of making a kentucky one too (with that extra canvass) and adding a heart where lexington is, since that's where we met and live now...good idea?