Lifey as a DIY wifey: Wall Art Decor!

Happy Saturday!

I'm at it again, I couldn't keep away from some sort of art project for too long! :)

(Scroll down to see the finished art project!)

Remember my patient pups?...They're back!!

{...2 dogs sleeping + 1 cat yawning = 3 good furry kids}

This is a self portrait I did of myself on an important day in my life, a few years ago.

It was the first day I spoke with my birth father.

Overwhelming to say the least, so I painted instead of journaling or talking about it.

Can you decipher it? I can't! ...man, emotions are complex!

my painting...continued

I just used acrylic & paint thickener, and my fingers for the black.

So this is my art project today!...I decided this wall is too empty! So I free-hand-ed a bible verse. I just went on Microsoft Word for a font that I liked, then I made the capitol letters a different font because I liked the formality of the capital letters' calligraphy. Then, I just penciled it. I recommend using a great eraser,

...not the pink tiny thing on an #2 pencil for SURE!

I used blue wall-safe tape for the straight lines, then I just un pealed it when I had letters that went above or below the lines. My favorite letters that turned out were the "h" in "that" and the "6" in 46:10. It turned out exactly like a vinyl or a stencil and you wouldn't believe how easy it was!

I used cheap-o paint, "Olympic Interior Latex Flat"..its a charcoal grey

I work from left to right because I'm right handed, and impenitent, have I mentioned that?! :)

I did this because I like to be able to see the finished product as I'm working. Flat paint dries really fast too! :) So, as I worked, I peeled off tape and waited for it to dry, then I used my RUBBER ERASER to ears over the letters so NO pencil showed!...HINT: If I were to do this while any wet paint was around the letters, the lint chunks of eraser would get stuck in the wet paint. So, I wanted a section to dry all at the same time...is that too complicated? I tried my best to explain it! :/