Important Date Wall Art Decor

For my first tutorial breaking down the steps of my master bedroom makeover, I decided to show you how to make the Important Date Wall Art.

For my piece I used our anniversary date and my kids' birthdays.  I have seen similar things with meeting, engagement, and marriage dates or any dates that are important in your life.

I bought the burlap canvas (24"x12") at Hobby Lobby.
I was going use my Silhouette to cut letters and paint over them ((paint the canvas the color I want the letters, put the letters down, paint the overall color and pull the letters up))- but I decided I liked the jagged white edges on the burlap, so instead I used my Silhouette to make a stencil.  The great thing with the Silhouette is you can use any font you have on your computer.

I cut the letters out of vinyl as I usually would, but instead of peeling up the background and discarding, I carefully pulled off the background and placed that down on the canvas to use as a stencil.

I made our anniversary date a little larger font.  

I then cut out each of the kids birth dates.  Their birth dates did not line up perfectly as my son was born on the 8th, and my daughter the 28th.  If you want your dates to line up perfectly than put a 0 before any single digits, 08.

I laid down all of the vinyl stencils before I began painting to ensure that everything fit.  I made sure the vinyl was pushed down everywhere but did not rub it into place as you usually would as I knew I would be pulling it up.


I used folkArt Aqua #481 for the top date, Americana Tuscan Red for the heart, and folkArt Greenscape #2500 for the birthdays.  Obviously, feel free to use any colors that coordinate with your decor.

Then paint.  It doesn't matter if you go over the edges a little as you will be pulling the stencil up.

After painting, I waited about 3 or 4 minutes then carefully peeled up the stencils and was left with a piece I love.

If you do not have a Silhouette or similar machine you can use real letter stencils found at most craft stores. 

To see the rest of my bedroom makeover- check out the original post here.

What project/tips from my bedroom makeover would you like to see next?

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