Treasure #28- SUMMER

As a teacher I really look forward to the 2 months I have off- that is my time to get all of my "projects" done. . .although I never do get them all done, it is fun to have the time to get some done and come up with others =]

This summer my project that I have begun and finished were 12 x 12 canvas collages of Daniel and I for every year we've been married.  We will add new ones at the end of each year and it will be like a Downs Family timeline.

Here's how I did it:

First- I designed a collage of each year we were married- some years I was better at getting photos taken then others, so I had to beg around to get some-

Second- I sent these prints off to persnicketyprints.com They had them printed 20 minutes after I uploaded them and in the mail.  I got them the next day!  I was glad that I had purchased 7 canvses at JoAnn's before hand so I could get right to it =]

Next was the putting together bit:

 All the needed ingredients to make these awesome canvas pictures!  Wahoo!

 Smooth modge podge all over the canvas top.  Nice and smooth and even.

 Place the picture on top of the sticky surface and make sure it's even with your canvas.

 I flipped mine over to make sure that the picture would stick to the surface really well.

 And then added some weights on the back to make sure that it had some good pressure to stick.

 After you let it dry about 20 minutes then you need to add a layer of modge podge on top of the pic to seal it.  Don't worry it will dry clear.

Then this is what it looks like when they are all dry and ready to go up. . . =]

 

 

TA DA!  All done and up. . .now to make it look even on the wall I need December to be here. . .but I shall be patient!

Super fun. . .and I really love it.  Daniel asked what we will do when we have more years. . .well.. . I hope it's a long timeline that we can have throughout our house.