Painted Floor Cloth

Did y'all think I fell off the face of the bloggy world? It has been so long since I have posted!

I am joining in on the party over at The 36th Avenue.

Now your asking, what in the world is a painted floor cloth?! Well, it is heavy weight canvas which has been painted to be placed on the floor like an area rug. I made a few of these several years ago, and recently decided to make one for my granddaughter Josslyn's room. She likes all the cute girly stuff....such a DIVA!  LOL. I have actually been making a few different items for her room to coordinate. I will show you the floor cloth, then a step by step tutorial on how you can make one.

 For the butterfly and bird, I used free coloring pages for the designs. I drew the flowers myself. Coloring pages are a great resource for patterns.

Here is what you need to get started.
heavy weight canvas  (I have also used jean weight material with great results)
primer (latex)
acrylic paints
ruler
painters tape
transfer paper
patterns
heavy duty glue
rubber shelf liner (optional)

Cut the canvas in your desired size, adding an inch for the edging hem. Mine measures three and a half feet by three and a half feet. So I cut it four and a half feet by four and a half feet.  

Fold and press the edges, creating a hem, then miter the corners.

Now you are ready to tack down the hem. I use Beacon 3-in-1 Advanced Glue. I have found this works the best for me. It grabs fast and holds FOREVER. Run a bead along the edge and press firmly down. Let it set for at least an hour. 

You will then be ready to prime. I recommend applying two coats of primer on both front and back. Waiting for each coat to dry before applying the next.

Once primer has dried, you are ready to begin painting. I always start with painting the back of my piece first. I generally use the basic craft acrylics. However, you can use latex paint as well.

Once the back is dry, it's time to flip and let the creativity begin!

I knew I wanted a 4 inch frame around the edges and down and across to make four boxes, so I made a template out of card stock in the shape of an L. Placing it along the edge, I drew a light pencil line then taped off the boxes.

I then painted them in in my color choice and removed the tape after the last coat.

Once dry, I transferred my designs. 

Then I painted...and painted....and painted!  LOL

Now that I look at it, all my dots are a lil wonky...LOL!  oh well...adds character. I let the finished piece dry for 24 hours, then i added three coats of Polycrylic. Letting each coat dry completely.

I love the ease of clean up of this product, just warm soapy water. Now you can even wipe the floor cloth with a damp mop. 


If you were to make one for outside your front door, you will want to use regular polyurethane, which will make it more durable for the weather.

To finish it off, I purchase the rubber shelf line from the dollar store and adhere to the back. This keeps it from slipping around.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed this, and if you happen to make one, please come back and link to your project in the comment section of this post....I would LOVE to see them!


Here are some close ups.

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Exciting News

Sorry for the lack of posting. I have been doing a over haul on my craft room. New paint job, making window toppers, rearranging, and reorganizing.

Now for my exciting news. I am joining the Design Team over at Nuts About Sketches! If you have never checked out the site, head on over. Shawn makes some awesome sketches to get your mojo flowing. Like sketch 225.

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Mud Bath

I recently received these pictures of my granddaughter Rachel playing in a mud puddle. I LOVE them and couldn't wait to get them developed and scrap them. I used them for the 24 Hour Challenge that we have each month over at the yahoo group Scrappin-N-Chattin. It's another very simple layout that I am happy with.

I used the oldie but goodie Restoration collection by Crate Paper and the following sketch.

 

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Mohawk

I love this silly picture of my granddaughter Rachel. Like her daddy at her age, she has very little hair and what she does have is so light you really can't see it. I think her mommy did this just to show me she does have hair. LOL!

I followed the sketch for challenge 21 over at Let's Get Sketchy. I decided to keep it very simple and love how it turned out. Also, I incorporated one of our challenges in the yahoo group Scrappin-N-Chattin, which is to sew a shape. I stitched a heart using pink burlap string.

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New Friends

Following July's sketch from Once Upon A Sketch, with a friend theme, I created this  "New Friends" layout.

 

I don't remember ever doing a monochromatic layout before and let me tell you, it was no easy task. I love to mix patterns and colors, so I really struggled with this.

For the title, i painted chipboard alphas using a blue pearl acrylic paint. I love the shimmer it gave.

I made the headbands and tutus, so I made a flower that matches the headbands to incorporate in the layout. I also used a water pen and ink to dye what were white flowers blue.

I used the same wet ink technique to make the butterfly have a blue tint.

I once again did hidden journaling. I cut out the design from one of the papers in the MME Lost and Found collection, which I used throughout the layout. It was perfect to make a tag to tuck behind the photo.

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Canon Ball

I used the Boys Rule July kit and followed their lastest sketch for this layout. This kit fit perfectly with the recent photo I captured of Dax and my great niece Emma doing canon balls at the pool.

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Me at 47

For this layout, I was inspired by sketch #139 over at Let's Capture These Sketches. What a great sketch! I also incorporated one of the monthly prompts at Scrappin-N-Chattin, which was to design a layout based on Me "at". So I chose now at age 47. WOW...47! I remember when that seemed like eons away. LOL

I did some hidden journaling on the reverse side of the tag. Actually, I just used words that describe me at this time in my life. Content, Happy, Stubborn, Creative, and Loved.

For the title I used chipboard pieces that I used gesso on, then painted them.

I made the frame by cutting 4 of the same designs on the Cricut, then adhered them together. I then applied a think coat of gesso and once dried, dabbed on some distress inks. You can see a tutorial I made previously HERE.

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