I am obsessed with calendars- I carry one with me everywhere I go, I have one in the kitchen, one in my studio and often one in each room. This year I decided to make my calendars instead of buying them and I decided to make my calendar look like a little piece of messy art!
There are tons of free calendar templates online and I found one with the whole year on one page- perfect for my kitchen calendar! I started by printing it out on Claudine Hellmuth's Sticky Back Canvas.
Trim to size and set aside.
Paint a stretched canvas (I chose to recycle one that I already have and painted over it for a fresh start!)
drip....
swipe...
stencil...
free write...
and glob thick paint to create a layered and messy canvas.
The end result is a colorful and messy calendar!
Trim to size and set aside.
Paint a stretched canvas (I chose to recycle one that I already have and painted over it for a fresh start!)
drip....
drip some more...
scratch...
swipe...
layer messy colors...
stencil...
free write...
and glob thick paint to create a layered and messy canvas.
Stick the calendar to the wet paint (or glue or utilize the back of the Sticky Back Canvas by sticking it onto the surface.)
The end result is a colorful and messy calendar!
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Great idea!
ReplyDeletepulling out my supplies as i post this! You, ma'am are genius!
ReplyDeleteThis is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to give this a try.
Thanks so much for the wonderful tutorial.
great tute....tfs..
ReplyDeleteThat is so pretty and colorful- I love it! Thanks so much for this, I'll be linking.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE IT!
ReplyDeletegreat idea, love the technique and wow you can do so much with this one!!
ReplyDeleteGreat calendar! great idea! 12 months fantastic!
ReplyDeleteCiao ciao
Roberta
Okay, so NOW I need to make a calendar!! LOL ! This was absolutely great!
ReplyDeleteCindy
LOVE this!! just Tweeted!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I could definitely look at this all year :)
ReplyDeleteOMG, i love this tute! I love your simple directions and I looooove the calendar.
ReplyDeleteAll I can say is WOW!! I am so inspired now to make my own! I have to have one by the pc. Love all your layers, colors and words!
ReplyDeleteThank You :D
Oh I really like this. When I get home tonight I am going to start digging through old canvas' that have been stashed and repaint them to hold a calendar. I can imagine these hanging in my office. Beautiful colors against the ugly grey walls. Woohoo! Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeletewhat fun! thank you for the colorful tutorial!
ReplyDeleteAwsome ! Thanks for sharing your process :)
ReplyDeletejust love this
ReplyDeleterally cool
this is FABULOUS! TRULY .....
ReplyDeleteThis is so great. I think I will make one for my work office since it is a tiny little space with beige walls. The color would be great!
ReplyDeleteI created my own messy calendar last night. You can see the post on my blog. Thank you Alisa for this fabulous project. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteI know it's almost April, but I just found this tutorial, and set to creating one for myself. I love it! And, I had so much fun creating it -- that's the important thing, isn't it? I've been inspired to re-read your book, too. I'll take it to bed with me tonight!
ReplyDeleteThanks for a fun, quick, fun (did I say that already???) tutorial!
Damn, indeed nice topic. Where will I find this RSS?
ReplyDeleteBrandy Stone
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You should add a print of this calender to your Society 6 shop! :D
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