I've Got Your Number Pottery Barn Knockoff

So do you remember way back when Pottery Barn had this number canvas in it's catalogs?

 Well I've always loved it and deep down inside I knew I could make it.  I think it was destiny for me to have it because last week while lurking online, I discovered this site and tutorial. 

Isn't it loverly?!!!  Well her tutorial was so thorough that I came out looking like a total genius I tell ya!  Click on the link and see for yourself. 

She's a special education teacher just like me!  Gah!  I love it!  Here's my version of this art.

First I started with a blank canvas that I had bought at Ross for $2.00.  It's 18x24.  Who knew Ross had art supplies?  I stocked up on crap! 

So I took Paisley's advice from her tutorial and I glued pages from an old Puerto Rican phonebook I stole after my last vacation.  What the hell was I going to do with it?  Who knows how my brain works?  I modge podged this by the way. 

After the Modge was dry I covered the whole canvas with a coat of left over hallway paint.  It just so happened to be the right kind of antique-ish white. 

While the paint dried, I took the time to cut some vinyl numbers in various fonts and sizes and placed them like the Potter Barn original.  I of course used my Silhouette but the vinyl was from the dollar store.  After this, I spray painted the whole thing in black.  Then I made it look old by taking painters tape and sticking it here and there and ripping it off.  This gave it a look of wear and tear. 

I love how this came out!! Especially since it took about $3.00 worth of materials to make. 

Nydia 8)

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