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    Home » Holidays » Gift Ideas

    Micro Canvas Masterpieces {Gift Idea}

    May 4, 2012 By Brandy 6 Comments

    mini canvases painted by children
    My little artists have been busy cranking out these fun little canvas masterpieces for Teacher's Appreciation gifts as well as gifts to Great-Grandmothers out in California and Oregon. I think they turned out darling and should be pretty easy to mail out next week.
    mini canvases on newspaper with small easels
    I found these little art easels and canvas squares at Joann's. They are only 3-4" big and the little easels are the perfect compliment to them. They are $1.99 each, but I saw that they were having 50% off all canvas that day so I got them for $.99! So I bought enough for gifts and a few extras. When I got home I showed them to Derrick and he thought they would be great for Cub Scouts, so I went back a few days later and bought 20 more sets.
    bottles of acrylic paint
    The kids didn't use brushes. Just their fingers. I showed them this little sample board that I made for the Cub Scouts.
    thumbprint art ideas for kids
    Just a few ideas of ways they could use their finger/thumbprints to make pictures. My kids didn't really go off of that board, they just came up with their own. The only rule I had was that I wanted lots of color to fill the canvas.
    child painting on canvas with finger
    child painting flower on canvas with finger
    finished mini canvas paintings
    And here are the little masterpieces. Ready to go. A few of them have a bit of detail work that they added with a Sharpie. And they signed the corners.
    back of painting with tag
    The kids named their paintings and I made tiny tags that just slip between the wood and the canvas in the back.
    6 mini canvas paintings
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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Lauren says

      May 09, 2012 at 5:49 pm

      Very cute idea for Mother's Day!

      Reply
    2. Lanna says

      May 05, 2012 at 1:40 am

      Great. I Loved.
      Visit my blog http://www.lannapimentel.com

      Reply
    3. Stacy says

      May 04, 2012 at 10:38 pm

      I love these. I've never seen canvases this tiny. I'll need to be getting some of these soon too!

      Reply
    4. Kierst says

      May 04, 2012 at 6:50 pm

      Ooh, great idea! I need to go to Jo-Ann today now! I was there last week and they had a bunch of acrylic paint on clearance for 10 cents each! I hope they still have some left! I should have just bought it then but I was in a rush.

      Reply
    5. Stephanie says

      May 04, 2012 at 12:45 pm

      Those are sooooo cute! And thanks for the Clif Bars! I'm excited!

      Reply

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