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Shelley May
- Jun 26, 2019
- 1 min
Furniture Restoration with Printed Vinyl
This was a fun project! I have had this dresser since I was about 12, it's never had handles because I removed the original ones and never got around to replacing them... so for 16 years it's been handle-less. CRAZY! I've always wanted to restore it and paint funky patterns on it - however I am a perfectionist and the idea of using paint to get perfect patterns was just not going to happen. THEN... I thought - why don't I design exactly what I want and print it onto vinyl?? T
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Shelley May
- May 29, 2016
- 1 min
Canvas Window
This is one of my recent artworks I got printed onto canvas! I created the window frame using Adobe Illustrator and placed them over a photo. The canvas sits out from the wall so creates the illusion of another window in my house - I wish this was the view from my living room! #canvas #artwork #creative #DIY
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Shelley May
- Feb 15, 2015
- 2 min
Pallet Art
This was just a fun project I did this weekend, I needed some new art to liven up my walls in my little beach shack. Here is how I created it: Step 1 Get a pallet. You can get them from Bunnings, loading docks or the tip. I work at a printers and we get paper delivered on pallets frequently so I was quite lucky there. Step 2 Measure you pallet. My pallet measured 90cm wide x 70cm high. Step 3 Create your stencil design. I used Adobe Illustrator to create my design to the corr
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