make | A Confetti Canvas (for a festive friend)

Where would we be with out our friends? Well, I'd either be on the roof of this office building threatening to jump or at the Olive Garden eating my feelings (I have a lot of feelings. I need there to be unlimited and bottomless in the menu descriptions). 

Frankenstein once said  : "Friend. Good". It's as simple as that. So here's a confetti inspired canvas for a friend that makes every day - even the ones filled with errands - a celebration. 

materials: 

Square Canvas (7 in x 7 in)

Paint Brush and Circle Sponge Dotter

Neon Red Paint :  from Blick Art Supply

Gold Foiled Origami Paper

Scissors 

Tacky Glue and Rubber Cement

Martha Stewart Craft Glitter

Black Paint Pen

1. get out your paint, your canvas, and a paint brush. I also bought a circle-shaped sponger because I can't draw a circle to save my life. 
2. dip the sponger in your neon red paint, and dab once anywhere on the canvas. It will be a weird texture (see photo) so smooth over it with a small paint brush. Repeat two are three more times. Let it dry completely, and apply a second coat with your paintbrush. 
3. between coats, trace and cut circles out of your gold foiled paper. I used two different kind of gold foil to add texture. This step would be a lot easier with a circle punch! 
4. apply Tacky Glue to the circle sponger, just like you did with the paint. Dab twice and cover with Martha Stewart glitter (the tiniest, sparkly-est glitter I've ever used). Let dry and shake off the excess. 
5. apply Rubber Cement to four of your gold foil circles and glue down. You'll want to put a weight on top of them as they dry. The treatment and texture of the canvas means it takes forever for glue to adhere.
6. add a message. 
7. hooray! give to your best friend! feel free to throw confetti to add to the presentation. 

tune in tomorrow and we'll make a card for those in a storybook romance!