Art Canvas Command Center

by JOANN |

Item # 482116650P34
Beginner Varies

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

  • Iron
  • Hammer
  • Drill, drill bit (see mending plates screw sizes)
  • Screwdriver, (see wood screws and mending plates sizes)
  • Scissors
  • Marking pen
  • Pencil
  • Quilters Rule, 2'
  • Rotary cutter & cutting board
  • Staple gun & staples
  • Cardboard, 2 @ 6 1/2"x 16"
  • Foam Board, 20"x 30", 1
  • Self Adhesive Foam Board, 20"x 30", 1
  • Fabri-Tac, permanent adhesive
  • Power Tac adhesive, 2.5 oz. tube
  • Loctite, spray adhesive
  • Rust-oleum, clear poly spray
  • Acrylic paint, white, 2oz.
  • Brush, 1" chip
  • Palette
  • Canvas, gallery series, 1 1/2"x 16"x 16", 9
  • Wood letter, natural, 12", 1
  • Wood frame house, 6"H & 8"H, 1 each
  • Jute cord, 24 yds, 1
  • Clothespins, 20 pieces or mini clothespins, 35 pieces
  • Magnets, ceramic block, 1.875"x .875", 2 pack, 10
  • Mending braces, 3" straps, 8
  • Wide mending braces, 1 1/2" square, 4
  • Wood screws, 10 @ 1 1/2", 2 @ 3" (to hang unit)
  • Sandpaper, 220-320 grit
  • Blue painters tape
  • Fabric:
  • Cork, two 21 1/2" square
  • Wide plaid, magnet panel, one 21 1/2" square
  • Horizontal dots, house frame panel, one 21 1/2" square
  • Animal print, letter panel and magnet panel, two 21 1/2" square
  • Linen, pocket panels, two 18 1/2"x 21 1/2"
  • Spray area
  • Books or wood scraps to place under canvas

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Cork Boards, 2:
  2. Cut 8 pieces of foam board, 7 1/2" squares.
  3. Cut 2 pieces of adhesive-backed foam board, 13 1/8" squares.
  4. Set four of the 7 1/2" squares on to the back of the canvas. These four panels should slide under the frame of the canvas. Match the edges and the center corner points of the panels. Remove the paper from the adhesive side of one 13 1/8" square of foam board. Place the board, adhesive side down, on top of the four 7 1/2" squares. Press to secure. Repeat.

  5. Lay one cork panel WSU. Mark lines 3 3/4" from all edges. Extend the lines to the outer edges of the cork. Place canvas RSD inside the lines. Wrap two opposite sides to the back of the canvas and secure with staples. Cut open corners of cork as per photos. Fold and wrap sides to the back of the canvas and staple. Repeat.

  6. Decorative Boards, 2:
  7. Cut and apply fabric to canvas same as cork. Add spray adhesive to the canvas front and press canvas onto fabric prior to stapling fabric to canvas. Lightly sand edges of letter. Spray multiple coats of Clear Polyurethane onto letter. Mark locations for house frames and letter on the canvas. Use a Quilters rule to ensure the sides of the houses and letter lay parallel to the edges of the canvas frame. Mark the locations on the fabric by applying Painter's tape around opposite corners of the frame and letter. Find books or scraps of wood that are 1 1/2" thick and that are close to the height and width of the house frames and letter. Place under the canvas. This will make it easy to apply pressure to the glued items without distorting the surface of the canvas. Apply Power Tac to the back of the frame and the letter and press in place between the tape marks.

  8. Magnet Boards, 2:
  9. Attach fabric to canvas same as decorative boards.
  10. Glue magnets to back of canvas. On the back of the canvas, mark lines side to side every 4" down from the top edge. Lay magnets landscape on the lines — 3 on top line, 4 on middle line and 3 on bottom line. Spaces for the top and bottom lines — 3 1/4" from both sides and 2" between magnets. Spaces for the middle line — 2 1/4" from both sides and 1 1/4" between magnets. Mark locations with pencil. Remove magnets and place a generous amount of Power Tac to one side. Press in place.

  11. Pocket Boards, 2:
  12. Paint the wood on the back of the canvas with one coat of white paint. Let dry.
  13. Mark light pencil lines 6 1/2" up from one edge on the back and sides of canvas.
  14. Fold pocket fabric in half to make two 9 1/4"x 21 1/2" panels. Press.
  15. Place one piece of cardboard inside the folded fabric, one long edge of cardboard up to fold of fabric, centered side to side. Lay fabric with cardboard on a flat surface. Place canvas back down onto fabric with the folded edge of fabric lining up with the marks on the canvas. The cardboard edges should line up with the sides of the canvas. Pull the fabric pocket sides to the front of the canvas and staple 1/4" from the edge. Cut and fold the bottom edge same as cork panels. Flip the canvas and place one staple through the top edges of fabric and cardboard into the wood frame. This will keep the cardboard pocket in place over time.

  16. Photo String, 1:
  17. Paint the wood on the back of the canvas with one coat of white paint. Let dry.
  18. Add three strings: mark lines on the sides of the canvas from the back to the front edges, 2" down from top edge, 4 5/8" down, and 4 5/8" down. The bottom lines will be 4 3/4" from the bottom edge of the canvas. Cut three 27" lengths of jute cord. Lay the canvas back side up. Staple one string to the side of the canvas lining up with the pencil mark. Leave about 3 1/2" tail toward the back (the right side of the canvas). Pull the string to the opposite side of the canvas lining up with the pencil mark. Staple the string on the side of the canvas. Repeat. Flip the canvas. Staple all the tail ends of the strings close to the edges of the canvas. Tie a single knot in each of the strings, close to the staple. Trim off excess length of string. Add clothespins to strings.

  19. Connect panels using mending plates. Lay panels right side down on a flat surface. Line up corners of two panels keeping the backs flush. Place 3" straps at corners of all outer canvas frames, 1 1/2" square mending plates at the corners of the center panel. Pre-drill holes for screws. Add 1 1/2" screws between each of the panels. Drill from the center of one side of canvas into the adjacent canvas frame. Angle the hole for the screw so the screw will not show from the front of the canvas. Turn the screw until the head is flush with the back of the canvas frame.

  20. Hang command center by screws.

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