Nothing is better on an awesome fall day than a picnic! We have been wanting to find a picnic blanket that we could take to the park for a while now, but were not wanting to pay very much. So we decided to just make one ourselves.
Here's what you need:
- painting canvas from the hardware store (ours is 5x5 and has a waterproof backing on it which is perfect for sitting on the ground)
- Fabric paint
- paint brush/sponge brush
- Posterboard
- Pom Poms (optional; see our tutorial here)
- scissors
Here's what we did:
- We made up a pattern and using a posterboard created 2 templates. One large one and then a smaller one to add a few details. Because of the size of our template versus the canvas. We actually had to paint the template four times.
- We folded the canvas in half and then in half again.
- After taping down our template, to hold it in place, we used a sponge brush to apply the paint. We repeated this four times.
- Once that dried, we used our smaller template to paint gold squares throughout our pattern.
- Then we used our Pom Pom tutorial to add a finishing touch on our picnic blanket.
And then of course, we had to go on a picnic to try it out...
We will be posting later about our other fun picnic accessories, but if you have questions don't be afraid to ask. :)
We hope you are inspired by this fun DIY and even try it out yourself! And if you do, remember we want to see it. Make sure to tag us on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook!
xoxo
Britt & Sky
