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September 18, 2011 by Krista

Pottery Barn Inspired Transportation Art

A few months ago, I saw these on the Pottery Barn Kids site:

Transportation ArtSource
I was instantly in love.  I’ve been wanting to do Little Monkey’s room in primary colors with cars, trucks, trains, planes, and all things that go.  But I about fell out of my chair when I saw the price tag on these puppies!  $69 a piece!  That is not a price I can handle.  That’s over $200!  For three little (well, not so little) wall hangings.  So, what’s a budget-strapped momma to do?  Make her own, of course.  It’s taken me a while to get on the ball with this project, but they are finally done and I’m smitten with the results.  And even more with the less than $10 price tag.  Take that, Pottery Barn.  That’s a 95% savings.  I’m one happy momma.  They aren’t perfect, but I think it lends a hand to the “playful child” that Little Monkey is and his room should be an expression of that.  (Or so I’ll tell myself…)
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Wanna make your own awesome set?  Here’s the How: 
Oh, and I apologize for the lack of process photos.  I swear I took them, but I can’t find them ANYWHERE.  This mommy/pregnancy-brain is killing me.  I’ll keep looking for the photos, but it’s fairly easy to figure out.  Sorry again!
1)  Supplies:
– Stretched canvases (one for each mode of transportation you’d like to do).
–  Fabric (I used about a quarter each of five different fat quarters.  But, if you have fabric scraps, they’d be perfect).
–  Modge Podge
–  Black acrylic paint
– Permanent marker
2)  First, I made my own stretched canvases using this method I showed you.  I made mine 5×7”. 
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3)  Then I cut some printer paper down to 5×7” so I would have an idea of how the shapes would compare to the canvas size.  I then drew, free-hand, the train, the helicopter and the boat onto printer paper.  I had a bit of trouble getting a car shape I liked, so I found a fun car clip art on the internet and printed it off.  I just used the outline, so it doesn’t have to be perfect.  Then I cut those out and pinned the templates to my fat quarters.
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4)  Cut out the shapes by following your templates.  Lay the shapes out on your stretched canvases so you know where you want to put them. 
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5)  Use a foam sponge brush to apply a thin layer of Modge Podge to the back of your fabric shapes.  Position them on the canvases and press all the bubbles out.
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6)  I used my Cricut to cut a letter stencil of “t”, “h”, “c” and “b”.  I cut them from cardstock and used that to stencil on the letters.  (Hint:  Use some spray adhesive to get the cardstock to stick so your paint doesn’t seep under the stencil.)  Let the paint dry well.
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7)  Use your permanent marker to write the name of each mode of transportation on the canvas.  Hang and admire your amazing (and super frugal) very own transportation knock off.
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Swoooon!  I love it. 
P.S.  There’s a poll on the sidebar that I’d love for you to participate in… What kind of stuff would you like to see here in the feature?  Go vote!

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I'm Krista. Ringleader here on While He Was Napping, wife to my handsome Mr. Right & momma to my THREE energetic boys, Big J (9), Little J (6) & Little N (4). We FINALLY added a beautiful little girl to our family last December.

I’m knee-deep in Tonka trucks & Thomas trains. I survive our crazy days with Vanilla Coke, Sonic slushies, sweet snuggles and little giggles. When I tuck them in tight & kiss them good night, I get a little time to create & just be me.


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