Reverse canvas has been around for a long time, but guess what? I had never tried it! If I haven’t, I bet there are LOTS of you who haven’t either!
So, I decided to try my hand at it and see what I thought!
Listen, it was EASY and turned out soooo super cute!!!
So, what is reverse canvas and how do you do it?
Well, first get a wrapped canvas. ANY will do. This is just a small one from Target. You can literally get them anywhere (EVEN the Dollar Tree- I just now found them this week there too!) They are very very inexpensive.
Then, flip the canvas over to where you see all of the staples.
Remove the staples. A staple remover works best, obviously.
Once you have removed all of the staples, it will look like this.
You will have one side that is almost a textured oatmeal color (as shown here)- and your other side will be the canvas side that you would typically paint on.
It is YOUR decision which side you want to show through the canvas. I wanted the oatmeal textured side.
Next, stain your wood “frame” whatever color you want. I love walnut by Minwax. It is usually my go to.
After the stain dries, cut your canvas down to size to where it doesn’t show out the back. I made mine flush with the frame.
Many people staple it back on, but I simply hot glued mine, and I prefer that method. The main thing is, make sure it is tight!
**THIS method is simply the way I did it. There are thousands of tutorials, and the main thing people do with this method is make word signs. I didn’t do that…**
I had these on hand already- and I thought they would be perfect inside my canvas for some pretty “art”!
They both originally came from Hobby Lobby, and of course I got them for 50% off when they were on sale.
All I did was simply take one of the flowers and hot glue it inside of my canvas flower to give it some extra pizzaz!
Then, I glued the flower into the inside of the reverse canvas frame! Voila! DONE!
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Last Updated on November 4, 2020
You used a different frame, but did not state that, I think…..why not use the same of is it because it is not pretty. You have to have a frame that fits the canvas. Just thinking…thanks for all your videos and crafts
Not sure what you mean about using a different frame? The frame is the canvas that was reversed…so there was no other frame at all. The whole project is simply the canvas….it goes step by step in the post how it was reversed and the other side became the frame.
This is gorgeous Brooke, I love the natural look use this all year for decorating with.