Painted Canvas Wreath

By Spotlight

Time to get festive!

Final Result

Materials

• Square canvas - 16" x16"
• Kaisercolour acrylic paint - Heritage Green & Green
• Jo Sonja’s acrylic paint - Moss Green
• Glitter paint or Glitter glue - green & gold
• Paper flowers - red & gold
• Adhesive rhinestones - red & green
• Brads
• 10mm wide coordinating ribbon
• Scissors
• Craft glue
• Paint brush
• Pencil & paper/card

Step 1

Draw a holly leaf shape on paper or card measuring approximately 15cm in length and cut out to make a template.

Step 2

Using a pencil, lightly trace the holly leaf shape onto the front of the canvas in a circular wreath shape, overlapping leaves at random.

Step 3

Starting with the darkest colour, Heritage green, paint the leaves that are in the background of the wreath.
Allow to dry.

Step 4

Using the next shade, Green, paint the leaves in the mid-ground of the wreath shape, allow to dry.

Step 5

Finally paint the leaves in the foreground of the wreath shape Moss green.
Allow to dry.

Step 6

Outline each leaf with gold or green glitter glue or glitter paint, allow to dry.

Step 7

Insert either a brad or stick a rhinestone to the centre of each flower and glue to painted wreath as desired.

Step 8

Tie a bow with co-ordinating decorative ribbon and glue to the base of painted wreath.
Allow all glue to dry before hanging canvas.