Reusing old canvases - Arts, Crafts and DIY

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Reusing old canvases

Quick and easy way to reuse old canvases.

Material

1 canvas
1 jar/pkt mixed buttons and any additions of glitter/stickers etc (op shop/crazy clarkes)
1 bottle of craft glue
1 can of spray paint of your choice

Method

Take your used canvas and spray paint it all over carefully and evenly and allow to dry.
Practice putting your picture together without the glue to make sure your idea fits. I made a little caterpillar picture and some flowers canvases for my girls room but just about anything looks great. Glue it all down and leave to dry.

Notes

You could also go the extra mile and spray over the whole canvas with the stuff people use for hanging their completed puzzles in frames.

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- vidald79
- 10 Mar 2014
  11:05 am

62 Comments
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- - mom19782016 said
  - 19 Oct 2020
    7:46 am
Also a great way to use up old buttons

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- - mom81879 said
  - 30 Sep 2019
    8:45 am
I’ve got a couple of old canvases laying around. I’ve got cousins and they actually make pictures from buttons, put them in frames and sell them. They do quite well with them too

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- - mom152736 said
  - 13 Aug 2019
    11:15 am
oh woww… I’ve got a few canvases that are in my garage now… yayyyy DIY!

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- - kjgarner said
  - 17 Jun 2018
    10:15 pm
The kids will have fun reusing that.

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- - mom93821 said
  - 05 Mar 2017
    6:13 am
I really do like this idea for using old canvasses. It has many possibilities – thanks.

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- - mom111059 said
  - 21 Aug 2016
    4:03 pm
Great way to brighten up any child’s room. Economical too. Thank you.
- kjgarner replied
  
  18 Jun 2018 , 11:10 pm
  Great to recycle items that you already have in your house
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- - mom109229 said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    12:14 pm
A fun and brilliant idea for recycling!

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- - dannsbuild said
  - 21 Sep 2015
    9:25 pm
What a really great idea! Thanks for sharing this!

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- - Meghannn said
  - 30 Jun 2015
    10:31 pm
This is super cool, I like it lots.

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- - Kell said
  - 21 Jun 2015
    10:34 pm
Great for the kids to do during the holidays thanks

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- - mom103646 said
  - 02 Apr 2015
    11:26 am
Practical recycling.

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- - mom57522 said
  - 10 Jan 2015
    3:55 pm
Great idea! Let your imagination go.

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- - tam_watters said
  - 06 Nov 2014
    9:26 am
You could cover the whole canvas with fabric, staple at the back and then decorate if it is likely the paint will flake off whatever is already on there.

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- - mom94125 said
  - 01 Nov 2014
    9:57 am
i like how this idea enables you to use up all those cute bits and pieces that you have laying around everywhere and make something with them
- mom94125 replied
  
  07 Oct 2015 , 6:11 pm
  yes i like this idea a lot too lol. thanks for sharing it. so handy and can be so creative with it. lol
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- - maureen3 said
  - 22 Sep 2014
    9:21 pm
Looks so nice and colourful

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