Contemporary Canvas Artwork
Crafting time: 3-5 hours
Skill level: No experience necessary

Supplies and Tools:

• Acrylic paints: yellow, orange, deep red, burnt sienna, white
  
• 1-inch paintbrush
  
• Set of 9 miniature canvases
  
• Squeeze bottle
  
• Gloss medium

Following manufacturer's directions, mix five colors of paint, creating five total paint shades graduating from deep red to yellow. Paint each canvas with two coats of paint to assure proper coverage. Refer to photo when painting the canvases. Let dry. In squeeze bottle, mix white paint with some yellow and orange paint, plus gloss medium.

Lay canvases together, forming a square, without spaces between each canvas. Using paint mixture in squeeze bottle, decorate canvases with swirl pattern. Separate canvases to dry.

Hang canvases in same orientation as painted, spaced about one inch apart or as desired.

Buttercream Wall Art
Crafting time: 1-2 hours
Skill level: Some experience necessary

Supplies and Tools:

• Buttercream Basic Brush Set (718788)
  
• 1 each Buttercream Decor Paint in Darling Teal, Pleasant Blue, Petunia, Gold Metallic
  
• 3 canvases or pieces of wood measuring approximately 6 inches by 15 inches
  
• 1 Buttercream Furniture Applique 5-by-14-inch Latticework
  
• Buttercream Glue

Using basic brush set, apply decor paints to canvases or wood in vertical application roughly blending colors. Loosely follow this color order from bottom to top: Gold, Petunia, Pleasant Blue, Darling Teal. Allow to dry.

Apply light amount of glue to backs of appliques and center each onto canvas or wood.

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