DIY: Silver Leaf Canvas

Thanks for all of the sweet comments you guys left yesterday about the campaign dresser, vignette, and wall stripes! Each comment is so special to me, as dorky as that may sound.

The "art" that you see on the dresser was completed by moi and inspired {err, copied} from a project featured in the Fall 2010 Do It Yourself magazine.

A lovely home was featured in the most recent issue and I've had my eye on their living room canvas for awhile now.

Lucky for me, they made it themselves and offered up a tutorial. I followed their directions {you can see below} and it turned out to be a pretty easy project. Love it when that happens.

I bought a canvas {on-sale} from Michael's, some black acrylic paint, 2 silver leaf packets, silver leaf adhesive, and silver leaf sealer.

All of this probably totaled $60. Always use coupons at Michael's. Never pay full price. : )

Now for the fun part...

1. I painted the whole canvas black.

2. After it dried, I applied the adhesive and let it sit for 20 minutes.

3. I applied the silver leaf sheets very carefully {wow! those sheets are fragile}, used wax paper to "iron" them out with my hand, and then brushed off the excess.

4. After the canvas was covered with the silver leaf, I applied the sealer.

Finally, I was D-O-N-E! I love the subtle shimmer it gives off and I am really digging the vintage feel it has.

Happy silver leafing!

xoxo