Sunday, February 21, 2010

flea market artwork you can do

If you found your copy of Flea Market Style Magazine, you'll see some lovely vintage paintings on page 93. (I found my copy of the wonderful magazine at Barnes and Noble in Texas).  I love these and although they are fairly easy to find and relatively inexpensive, I had difficulty finding just the right ones.  So, a couple of years ago, I made my own. I found the right posters I liked here. (I used posters and not the art prints because posters were cheap; $10.00 or less.)  I then got some thin plywood and cut it to the size of the poster.  Glue the poster onto the wood.  I used Mod Podge.  Then, using a small paint brush, I brushed the glue over the front of the poster and around the edges to seal it.  If you brush as if you were "painting" the picture, you will leave the slightest image of brush strokes to make it look like a painting.  After it dried, I took some cheap brown craft paint (about $1.00) and rubbed it on and wiped it off to "age" the painting.  There you go.  That's it.  I don't like to frame mine but you certainly could using a great old frame.



15 comments:

  1. what a great idea... I love those roses.... and thanks for participating in our "Show off your cottage monday.... would love if you could link back... ;)

    have a nice day

    cielo

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  2. Love it!! Thanks for the idea...I am working on a "poster" picture for above my bed and this will be a wonderful way to complete it!

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  3. Very cool technique, my daughter (The one and only Lady) sent me over here for a look. I will have to try this one for sure.

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  4. This is fab.u.lous. Totally gonna try it. So glad you linked up to Mi4M so I could find you wonderful blog!

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  5. I love your idea. It looks gorgeous. Not hard at all. The roses look so pretty, almost real. good job.
    Hugs, jeanne

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  6. Love this. I need beach scenes and I think this would work. Thanks for sharing

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  7. Lovely! Oh to be so clever and crafty...sigh...

    Best wishes,
    Natasha.

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  8. That turned out great! I can't wait to get a copy of FMS!

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  9. Wonderful job!! I tell you all these creative people on these blogs amaze me!

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  10. That is an awesome idea!!
    I have a poster that I like but it needed "something". I think your inspiration is just the "something" that it needed.

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  11. What a great idea! Thank you for sharing.

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  12. this is a great idea-- so beautiful! I love the antiquing, as well!

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  13. Wait, THAT'S how you did that? I'm baffled. You are some kind of wizard.

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  14. I love that! I've got a print just waiting for that treatment.

    Janet

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