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DIY Photo canvas

Wrapped photo canvasses are a gorgeous way to show your photos, unfortunately they're also ridiculously expensive.
Luckily, they're super easy to make, using just a few basic supplies, most of which I was able to find at Dollarama. In fact, each of these canvasses cost me just under $4.



You Will Need
  • staple gun
  • inkjet printer
  • 5 x 7 blank canvas 
  • inkjet canvas printer paper ( I used Kodak)
Then its as simple as printing your picture on the canvas (exactly the same way as printing on paper), and then wrapping your printed photo around your base canvas, making sure to fold the edges over as if you were folding a gift.

Staple the back at each corner (and add a few more around the edges).  and that's it, you're done!

Hang it up and step back to enjoy your handiwork.

These canvasses are so easy to make that you're going to want to make a dozen, and they look fabulous alone or grouped together like this set in my kitchen,





I hope you enjoy this tutorial, and I would love to see your own creations, feel free to post your pics to the Modern Housewife Facebook page.

Happy crafting !

16 comments:

  1. Now this is clever! I would have never thought to print out on canvas... and why are they so ridiculously expensive!? Wonderful tutorial.

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  2. Oh those are so beautiful! I would love to do that with pictures of my kids. Thanks for the tutorial.

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  3. Wow, those came out absolutely gorgeous. Never knew that was canvas printer paper. Will be looking into that to make some for my in laws.

    Michelle F.

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  4. This is definitely inspiring. My walls are extremely bare at my house.

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  5. They are beautiful and I cannot believe you made they for such an affordable price! Good for you!

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  6. Brilliant! It has to be so much cheaper to do it yourself! Great job! Pinned!

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  7. That is awesome. I need to try this!. Thanks so much for the info.

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  8. Wow, your canvases look amazing. I'd love to be able to do one for my house. Definitely keeping you in mind when I'll decorate :)

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  9. I keep saying I'm going to do this, but then don't! I need to sit down, pick the photos and just do it. Thank you for the encouragement!

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  10. I didn't know that they had canvas to print on, And what about the size of the canvas, does it print from a regular printer or do you have to have a special printer... or are these canvas sheets 8x11 like a regular sheet of paper lol... sorry for all the questions.

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    1. They were standard size! I printed them on my regular printer. :)

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  11. OMG, I must do this! Thank you for this tutorial. Your pictures look great

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  12. Oh my, this is so cool and yet so easy to make! I must do this for my kiddos baby pics too..

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  13. These canvases are beautiful! love your wall! its gorgeous!

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  14. HEL:P!! I cannot find the canvas paper I need to do this. Could you please tell us where did you find that type of photo paper. I have looked everywhere even at Office Depot and no one had that type of paper. Thanks for any help you can give me on this. I am anxious to get started on this as I want them for Christmas gifts,

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    1. http://www.amazon.com/Fredrix-Desktop-Inkjet-Canvas-sheets/dp/B0027A5J9S/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1405819411&sr=8-2&keywords=canvas+photo+paper&dpPl=1

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