Canvas Art Display Boards

We are finished with school {mostly, one is still finishing Math!} around here and are enjoying slower mornings. My favorite breakfast lately is homemade granola and it is even better eaten on the screened porch!

One morning, some canvases {also on the porch} caught my eye and were just calling to me! A friend moving recently gave me these two large thrifted canvases and I had thought we'd paint them and do an art project on them but then I thought of all the artwork I am handed regularly that I don't really have a good place to display.

I had originally thought burlap and then walking through Hobby Lobby I spied this lovely gray with polka dots duck cloth that I just knew was perfect. I used  my 40% off coupon and there ya go!

I was feeling sorta sorry to whoever spent time and energy painting these canvases. But, then I didn't feel too bad and wanted to make them more "me." Covering the canvas was really pretty easy - just smooth your fabric out and use a heavy duty stapler to attach to the wood framing.

Rachel was my helper - she went behind each of my staples and hammered it in just make sure it was all the way in there!

Then it was fun to add this rainbow cheeriness!! I did not measure {as usual} but just did the top one first, the the lowest one next and then kept trying to make them look even. Once I finished one board, I used it as a guide for matching up the measurements on my second one.

And, then a few small clothespins and all set! This took me about an hour to make, photograph and hang both boards.

Goodness, now I need to clean off my kitchen table obviously! :)