How to Use the Cricut Explore to Upcycle Canvas Art

A little while back I shared with you all how I transformed a piece of canvas wall art my sister-in-law gave me.  I also mentioned that I had one more that I was going to change around and this is it.  So today I’ll be sharing How to Use the Cricut Explore to Upcycle Canvas Art.

The very first thing I did was simply to paint it green.  This is one of the accent colors in my living room.

I then made a stencil using a Show-Offs Stencil Blank and my Cricut Explore using this method here. 

I had designed this stencil for the Awesome Quotes theme that I did in my Resource Library a few months back. 

The stencil cut files is in the Resource Library.

I placed a few books underneath the canvas until the books were the same height as the wood edging that the canvas is stretched over. 

The books gave the canvas a solid surface for the stenciling. 

Then the canvas was stenciled with this awesome quote from Corrie ten Boom.

I also added one of my floral borders on the sides of it just because. 

I hope this How to Use the Cricut Explore to Upcycle Canvas Art project inspires you.  

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A little about Repurposing Junkie:

I started using stencils on furniture in 2015, just a few months after the blog began.  I had given a white table a makeover, and painted it orange to be an accent table in the living room.  Even with the bright color, the table was missing something.  I applied a stencil that I had bought at one of my favorite craft stores to the table to give it that something extra and sure enough it really made the table stand out. 

After seeing the transformation the table took by adding the stenciled flowers, I was hooked on stenciling.  I loved how adding just a bit of detail made the piece stand out and took it to a whole new level. 

Adding this detail and seeing the results was all I needed to be convinced that stenciling was the way to go, and thus began my love for all things stencil. 

I love how a stencil design can add detail and beauty to furniture, wall art, clothes, mugs and other accessories, walls, floors and so many other things. 

It’s fantastic how easy it is to make something beautiful become exquisite and eye catching just by adding a stencil overlay. 

After stenciling for a while, I started designing my own stencils in 2016 to cut on my awesome Cricut Explore.  It took some time and learning but it was so rewarding being able to cut my own custom designs right in my home, and use them on repurposed and DIY projects.

I went on to write some tutorials on cutting stencils using the Cricut machine:

–How to Make a JPEG File into a Cut File in Cricut Design Space

–How to Make Stencils Using Show-Offs Stencil Blanks and Cricut Design Space

–How to Make Extra Large Stencil Oversize Stencils in Cricut Design Space Using the Meeting and Overlapping Methods

–How to Keep the Middle of Letters from Falling Out When Making Stencils in Cricut Design Space

–How to Make a Wood Sign Using Stencils and Cricut Design Space

–How to Make Adhesive Stencils Using Peel and Stick Clear Laminate and Cricut Design Space

I also wrote a few tutorials on designing your own stencils and the tools needed to create and make stencils using the Cricut:

–How to Design Stencils in BeFunky to Cut in Cricut Design Space

–Fantastic Stencil Fonts for Making Stencils

–Supply List for Making Stencils with a Cricut

Creating Stencil and Printable Designs: 

After getting comfortable with cutting stencils on the Cricut and learning how to create my own stencil designs, I began offering stencil cut files for cutting machines on my blog.

I have found a passion for design and strive to create unique and fun designs that can be used in a variety of settings, such as home decor, furniture, wall art, fashion design, accessory items, and so much more.  

My eye has always been drawn to the details, patterns, and embellishments in such things as home decor and clothing, so it’s a real joy for me to become part of the design process of such things.

Stencils are a great and easy way to add that something special to a piece whether it’s repurposed furniture or wall art or a brand new canvas or wall. 

I share on my blog how I’ve transformed repurposed pieces using stencils:

I like to add stencils to furniture and wall art pieces. 

Some of my favorite stencil projects include refinishing a curbside table, upcycling a piece of canvas wall art, and making an extra large stenciled wall art piece, just to name a few of my favorite stencil projects. 

I also have some repurposing projects that I hope are fun and inspiring.  I love taking old “junk” and turning it into something completely different:

You can check out the repurposing projects here. I have projects using ceiling fan parts, old frames, and furniture. 

Some of my favorite repurposing projects are the ceiling fan blades to airplane repurpose, the angels made from hinges and spindle parts, and transforming a kitchen table using stencils.

I hope you spend some time on my blog, checking out the Cricut tutorials, DIY projects, and SVG Cut Files and Printable designs.

I sincerely hope you enjoy the projects, tutorials, stencil cut files and printables offered on my blog.

Thanks so much for visiting my blog.  I hope you take your time and look around, and I hope you find the blog posts, projects, tutorials, stencil cut files and printables resources to be useful and helpful in your DIY projects.