Turn a rental into a home: DIY art

Art is expensive. I am cheap. You can see what the problem is. There are a couple of bare walls around the house that have been nagging at me, so I finally did something about it without spending much money at all.

My first inspiration was this rug that I purchased on clearance at TJ Maxx for our 1/2 bath. I free handed some of the shapes on to a blank canvas I had laying around, then started filling in the shapes with colors and details.

My mom is going to laugh at this one b/c it's probably one of the cheapest things I've done. For my birthday, my parents gave me a patio set complete with a fire pit {pictures of that to come soon}. Well, when we were unpacking the firepit, there was a nice sized piece of styrofoam packing, so I kept it just for this project.

I purchased a sheet on clearance from Walmart {b/c the walmart here doesn't have a fabric dept...whats up with that?} for $2. I selected a phrase from one of my favorite hymns and printed it out on iron-on paper.

I ironed then stapled the fabric to the styrofoam.

Then, I cussed out loud b/c I forgot to mirror the image prior to printing.

Plan B ensued, which included cutting out the letters and attaching them to the sheet covered styrofoam with spray glue.

I finished it off with a coat of Mod Podge. I think they both fill the space nicely and didn't cost me hardly any cash, which makes me and the hubs very happy. :)
I'm linking this project to:
Between Naps on the Porch , Making the World Cuter, The DIY Show Off, The Persimmon Perch, Skip to My Lou, Keeping it Simple, A Soft Place to Land, Today's Creative Blog, Blue Cricket Design, Fireflies and Jellybeans, Beyond the Picket Fence, Remodelaholic, Tatertots and Jello

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