Happy Friday everyone! First of all, I just wanted to thank you all so much for your encouraging comments on my last post. I'm so glad to know that I wasn't the only one feeling down about blogging. I was also really happy to hear from so many new readers and wanted to take a minute to welcome you all! =)
Usually on Fridays, I share a "Friday Treats" post on my favorite findings for the week. I'm going to take a little break from that today to share with you all a little discovery I made!
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Have any of you ever spent so much time on a project only to find out you made a huge mistake?
Well on Wednesday, I decided to create an alphabet art to hang in our home. I've seen so many cute prints on Pinterest that I finally gave in and bought myself a huge canvas to work on. :)
So after spending hours painting on each letter and being quite satisfied with the outcome, I was so excited to show my husband when he came home from work that night. He looked over at it and was silent for a few seconds, then he (my wonderful husband) goes... "Honey, have you really looked at it? I think you might want to look at it again a little more carefully."
I had left out "O" and "U" on purpose, but do you see what else was missing??? o.O
I COMPLETELY LEFT OUT THE LETTER "K." -.-
When I saw that, I just sat there for the longest time with my eyes and mouth wide open in disbelief. (Meanwhile my husband was trying really hard not to burst out laughing.) I was so sad and pretty sure I had ruined the entire thing.
After a few minutes of "Ohhh MY goodness...seriously???...how did I miss that?" I decided to do some research to see if there was any hope on saving my beloved painting. I needed to get rid of the letters "I" and "J" and re-do the letters to fit in "K." I came across the suggestion to try rubbing alcohol. Half an hour later, look what happened!
Materials
paper towels
rubbing alcohol
small foam roller
martha stewart's acrylic craft paint in "wedding cake"
Directions
Lay the canvas flat on the floor.
Fill a small bowl with rubbing alcohol. Dip a small part of your paper towel in it and gently start rubbing off the paint. As you rub, the alcohol will break down the paint and start slowly flowing off. Wipe off the excess wet paint to keep the canvas as dry as possible.
Continue this until the majority of the paint is off. You should be left with a large smeared area on the canvas. Gently lift the canvas and place your palm underneath the targeted area. Dip your paper towel in more rubbing alcohol and start wiping that area down to get it as clean as possible.
By now your canvas should be fairly clean. To fix the slightly gray area, take Martha Stewart's acrylic paint in the color wedding cake and gently rub a light layer onto that area with your finger. I tried using a brush first but it wasn't able to blend into the canvas as well. Then I used a small foam roller and went over that entire area with a light coat to even out the whole area.
I was so excited to see my canvas looking pretty much like new again! After I drew and painted on the correct letters, it was as if the whole incident had never happened!
Lay the canvas flat on the floor.
Fill a small bowl with rubbing alcohol. Dip a small part of your paper towel in it and gently start rubbing off the paint. As you rub, the alcohol will break down the paint and start slowly flowing off. Wipe off the excess wet paint to keep the canvas as dry as possible.
Continue this until the majority of the paint is off. You should be left with a large smeared area on the canvas. Gently lift the canvas and place your palm underneath the targeted area. Dip your paper towel in more rubbing alcohol and start wiping that area down to get it as clean as possible.
By now your canvas should be fairly clean. To fix the slightly gray area, take Martha Stewart's acrylic paint in the color wedding cake and gently rub a light layer onto that area with your finger. I tried using a brush first but it wasn't able to blend into the canvas as well. Then I used a small foam roller and went over that entire area with a light coat to even out the whole area.
I was so excited to see my canvas looking pretty much like new again! After I drew and painted on the correct letters, it was as if the whole incident had never happened!
Has this ever happen to any of you? Were you able to save your projects?
