Is it bad that in the middle of the summer I am already looking forward to fall crafting?! Well, from all the products for sale at retail shops (I mean seriously, there are ceramic jack-o-lanterns at my local grocery chain!), I am not alone. LOL I started this pour with the thought of using up all my overflow paint drippings that I had scraped up and collected from prior pours that I mixed into a deep blue-black. I painted all the sides and corners of my Artist’s Loft Level 2 24″ x 30″ Canvas<\/a><\/span> (that I picked up when it was 70% off), then I poured the rest of the mixture to give a healthy thick coating over the entire surface. I was rather pleased with myself that this method really prevented any paint run-off or waste, and I was able to use up all this salvaged paint! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Next I mixed a small container of white acrylic paint (1 part paint to 2 parts\u00a0Flood Floetrol<\/a><\/span>\u00a0but no\u00a0treadmill silicone<\/a><\/span>) in a shallow plastic container (to facilitate easy dipping). Then I took different lengths of an inexpensive white yarn<\/a><\/span> that I had in my stash and dipped them into the white paint. I wanted a fulsome array of foliage coming from all directions so I went about laying down each string in a back-and-forth pattern from the center of the canvas, ending at the edges. As I pulled each strand of yarn toward the edge, beautiful cell-rich branches of leaves formed. The cells appeared like magic and created the look\/feel of skeleton leaves.<\/p>\n

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For some finishing touches, I added dots of white paint in some of the empty dark background areas. Then to add just a hint of color I added over top of each white dot, a dab of leftover pink paint, topped again with\u00a0Martha Stewart Multi-Surface Glitter Acrylic in Antique Silver Paint<\/a><\/span> and then topped again with\u00a0DecoArt Americana Bahama Blue Acrylic Paint<\/a><\/span>. After seeing the hints of shine that came from the glitter paint, I decided to sprinkle on the whitest parts of the skeleton leaves some Melissa Francis Glass Glitter in Silver<\/a><\/span>. I love the extra bit of drama that comes from these bits of sparkle.<\/p>\n

Click the following picture to see the process of creating this canvas titled, “Skeleton Leaves”:<\/p>\n

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Disclosure<\/span>: Many of the supplies I\u2019ve used for today\u2019s project are linked.\u00a0Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!<\/em><\/p>\n

This canvas is being entered into the following challenges:
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Under the Sea or Fairytales Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nAddicted to CAS Masculine Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nLil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nThrough the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>\u00a0– WINNER<\/a><\/span>
\n613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Magic\/Fantasy Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCrafter’s Castle Anything Goes with Optional Elegant\/Shabby Chic Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nPause Dream Enjoy Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Corrosive Challenge Anything Goes<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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