Fabric Scraps Tree Wall Art Tutorial

My husband and I are in the process of adopting a boy and girl from the Democratic Republic of Congo and my "nesting" instincts have really began kicking in! I want our little girl to have a super cute & girly room, but we have to make that happen on a super tight budget. I've been admiring some of the cute Bird and Tree bedding & room decor at Pottery Barn and Target and decided we could just buy the sheets and then I could make my own wall art and accessories.  I had some old unused canvas in the basement so this became my first project!

Fabric Scraps Tree Wall Art

Here are the supplies you'll need:

- Blank canvas (any size)

- Scissors

- Fabric scraps

- Mod Podge

- Paints & paintbrushes

 (I used acrylic paint: brown, green, pink, & vanilla, but you can use whatever you have & do this in any color scheme!)





1. I started out by painting the entire canvas a vanilla color and blending in some pink around the edges. I painted all 4 sides of the canvas a bright pink color, which will help it really stand out when it's on the wall.

2. Then I painted a basic tree trunk with branches.  (You can lightly pencil it on first before you paint!) Then I added some simple flowers around the bottom. To make the top of the flowers just run your skinny paintbrush in a circular pattern from the outer edge inward.





3. Next, cut out your leaves from your fabric scraps. I used a large canvas (16x20) so I needed about 12 leaves. I had 4 fabrics so I made about 3 leaves from each, but you can do this part however you want! Every leaf can be from different fabric if you want! I made my leaves around 1/2" to 1" wide and about 2" long. But again, you can make yours totally customized!

4. Make sure your tree trunk paint is totally dry, then place your leaves around the tree where you want them. Then use a paintbrush to cover the BACK of each leaf with Mod Podge {I only had Puzzle Saver Mod Podge lying around, and it worked great}, then stick the leaf back on the canvas where you want it and paint a layer of Mod Podge OVER the leaf. Do this for each leaf on your tree until they are all Mod Podge'd in place. 

5. For my last final touch & because right now I am LOVING all these cute little birds and owls, I added a bird to one of my tree branches. It's made up of very simple shapes. You can totally do this- just lightly draw it with a pencil first. Add a little triangle beak & stick legs & TA DAAAA.....

Super cute Wall Art for your little girly's room for CHEAP!

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