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Craft Tutorials | Adult Crafts | Crafts for Seniors | 3D Botanical Mini Canvases

3D Botanical Mini Canvases

Author by Amanda Davis on July 12, 2013 Updated on January 15, 2019

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3D Botanical Mini Canvases by @amandaformaro CraftsbyAmanda.com

 

If you hit the canvas section of the craft store, you will find not only large and medium canvas in many sizes, you’ll even find little ones. They are ideal for small spaces or rooms like the kitchen or bathroom that don’t have a ton of wall space.

3D Botanical Mini Canvases by @amandaformaro CraftsbyAmanda.com

I used Craft Smart paint for this project. You will find it at Michaels with the other craft paints. The colors I used were Light Pink, Light Yellow, Light Green, Robin’s Egg Blue, White and their Matte Varnish for the final step.

3D Botanical Mini Canvases by @amandaformaro CraftsbyAmanda.com

I grabbed a package of 4-mini canvases, the 2″x4″ size.

3D Botanical Mini Canvases by @amandaformaro CraftsbyAmanda.com

Draw your designs on the canvases uses a hot glue gun.

3D Botanical Mini Canvases by @amandaformaro CraftsbyAmanda.com

Remove all the glue strings, using a toothpick or small pair of scissors for harder to reach areas.

Paint each canvas a different color, going completely over the glue design. Use a dry brush technique to add some White to the canvases, paying close attention to the raised glue designs. When everything has dried, apply a coat of matte varnish.

I originally made this project for Michaels Craft Store via DecoArt.

3D Botanical Mini Canvases by @amandaformaro CraftsbyAmanda.com

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3D Botanical Mini Canvases

Supplies

  • 1 package of 4 Artist’s Loft White Mini Canvas 2”x4”
  • Paintbrush
  • Hot glue gun
  • Toothpick

Craft Smart Paint:

  • Light Pink
  • Light Yellow
  • Light Green
  • Robin’s Egg Blue
  • White
  • Matte Varnish

Instructions

  • Draw your designs on the canvases uses a hot glue gun.
  • Remove all the glue strings, using a toothpick or small pair of scissors for harder to reach areas.
  • Paint each canvas a different color, going completely over the glue design: Light Yellow, Light Green, Light Pink, and Robin’s Egg Blue.
  • Use a dry brush technique to add some White to the canvases, paying close attention to the raised glue designs.
  • When everything has dried, apply a coat of matte varnish.
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Amanda Davis is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years.
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  1. TeIa Viljoen says

    February 21, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    When the kids want to craft with, I let when stick rope onto the pattern using craft glue and then cover the canvas with paint and highlight the pattern with white by dry brushing.

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  2. marg blickenderfer says

    July 13, 2013 at 11:32 am

    I think the hot glue strings would send me over the edge…I’m going with Aleene’s!

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      July 13, 2013 at 2:08 pm

      Hi marg. What type of Aleene’s glue were you thinking of? Regular white craft glue won’t hold it’s shape and will dry flat, hence no 3D affect. You could also use puffy paint instead of hot glue.

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      • marg blickenderfer says

        July 13, 2013 at 6:44 pm

        ooo! puffy paint! Great idea! Thank you!

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        • Amanda Formaro says

          July 18, 2013 at 7:41 am

          You are quite welcome!

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  3. Shawn B! says

    July 12, 2013 at 6:03 pm

    Was just thinking about trying this. I saw some 12 x 12’s done like this in a group of three at a dr’s office recently. They did all botanical designs, then painted over all in a metallic silver ! Loved it!

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    • Amanda Formaro says

      July 18, 2013 at 7:43 am

      What a fun idea!

      Reply
  4. karen says

    July 12, 2013 at 5:15 pm

    I love these actually going to try these out tonight. :)

    Reply
    • Amanda Formaro says

      July 12, 2013 at 5:18 pm

      Hope you have fun! Fair warning, the glue strings tried to drive me mad :) so be patient in getting rid of them all!

      Reply
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