After seeing the post where Angelica made her version of Blueprint magazine's Light Bright diy holiday project, Telescopeeyes was inspired to make her own. (Blueprint's project is on the left, while Telescopeeyes' version is on the right.)
She says, "I set out to try using what I already had on hand to pull it off (instead of spending the outrageous $140 detailed in the mag)."
To see how she made her very cheap version of the Light Bright, just read more
What She Used
- An old Ikea frame covered with stapled fabric from apartment decor of years past (wood frame, thick cardboard backing, fabric). It may be the 21x29 (19x27) RAM which is only $4.99 new.
- White semi-gloss latex paint (left over from painting wall trim in the house, quart size). You can purchase a new can (Valspar 1-Quart Ultra Premium Interior Latex Semi-Gloss Wall & Trim Paint, Ultra White) at Lowe's for $12.
- A new $2 set of 100-bulb mini Christmas lights (white cord) from Target. I didn't bother gluing the lights in.
Has anyone else tried this project?
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Laura Scott
Awesome!!!
1Beautiful!
2i love that "keep calm and carry on"! where did you find it??
3I'm going to try this DIY soon. It'll look awesome in my room. Thank you, guys, for the idea!
4the Keep Calm poster is a relic from WWII Britain. You can get them from a variety of online sources, including
http://www.reformschoolrules.com/pc/barbkskpcalm/art101/Keep+Calm+And+Ca... (for the classic red)
http://www.keep-calm.com/products (for a variety of color options)
Hope this helps!
5God it's beautiful! Such an artist you are!
6bria, the "keep calm, carry on" is available at http://sfgirlbybay.blogspot.com, i remember seeing it for sale on her blog in november
7I haven't done it yet, but I am doing it for a christmas gift!
8i haven't yet but when finals are done, i SO am!
9I wish this was my room♥
10Definitely trying this today!
11i made one of these, and it came out beautifully!
12i used black acrylic paint and a string of 100 white lights.
this was way more lights than you need, but i couldn't find a shorter line.
also, when you do a pattern on the back side of the canvas, remember to make your markings backwards!!!
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