"Life's A Beach" - Starfish Canvas

Welcome to the first day of my "Life's A Beach" series!  Summer is going by so quickly, isn't it?  Before it slips away, I wanted to take a week to focus on my favorite place...the beach!  And to do it, I wanted to feature projects from some of the other amazing, fun, crafty ladies I've met, either in real life or in blog-land.

To kick off our series, please welcome the lovely JessaJill.

She has a great blog of her own where she shares DIY decor projects, great fashions, some of her Pinterest favorites, and all kinds of other fun girly things.  Today, she's going to share a quick beachy home decor project with us; I just love it and I know you will too!

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Hi!  I'm Jessa and I blog at JessaJill!   

I'm so excited to be at One Artsy Mama today!  I started JessaJill as my outlet, a place to craft and play.  I like to do small projects one at a time to slowly fill my home with fun projects.  Today I'm going to show you how I made a little Starfish Accent I made for my guest bedroom.  The theme in that room is "Beachy," but I hate overstated themes so I wanted to do something simple.


And trust me - simple is the name of the game with this project!




Here is what you'll need:

1. Canvas - I bought this at Hobby Lobby for $3.99 - but I could have waited for it to go half off too and saved some more.  
2. Paint.  I wanted a very pale blue so I mixed a little bit of Spa Blue with White Wash to get the color I wanted.
3. A star fish, or really anything that would go with your theme of choice.
4. Glue gun & Glue sticks
5. Tape.  I used regular old run-of-the-mill scotch tape because I wanted thinner lines.  
6. Not pictured - paint brush.

Next:

I taped off one inch sections.  I eyeballed it, because I'm lazy and truthfully I wasn't after "perfect."

Next:

I mixed my paint so I'd have a very, very pale blue.  I just wanted faint lines because I like the white-washed beach feel for my guest bedroom.  I only painted on one coat and it took about 10 minutes to dry.  Once it's dry go ahead and peel off the tape.

Next:

Star fish generally don't lay flat, so I only applied glue at the points and let it set.

Next:

 Because this little accent is small, I used a push pin.  I mounted it in between the guest bedroom door and the door to the guest bathroom.  

And that's it!  It's a small little accent, nothing much, but it's still fun to add small changes to a room.  It's exactly what I was after - "beachy" without being too "Beach Themed!"  The nice part about this project is that it would be all too easy to change it to the theme of your choice too!  The possibilities are endless!


Thanks Amy for having me today!  You can find me over at JessaJill any time, rambling on about my favorite finds or projects I'm trying next!