You guys!! The cactus sketch art is in the shop! I am massively excited (if you couldn’t tell by the fact that I have used 5 exclamation points already.)
I wanted all of the art in the living room to be big and bright, so simple sketches were just what the DIY Dr. ordered. Luckily for all of us, Jamie is a brilliant artist and totally gets the vibe I was looking for.
These adorable prints come black and white, but if you want to liven them up a bit (like I did) all you need is a little bit of watercolor.
We had the art printed at Alphagraphics blue print style (I love the St. George store!!). Which means that its on normal printer paper and SUPER inexpensive, like around $1. The only reason that we did this is because we had an extremely fast turnaround. Getting it printed on heavy weight cardstock is always a good idea, just a heads up that they will need at least 24 hours to get it done.
The watercolor is the easiest/most stressful part of this entire situation, because you don’t want to royally screw it up. My advice is to practice a few times before you commit. We mounted our prints before we watercolored and it left some bubbling on one (I must have used more water) so I would say to watercolor first and let it dry completely before you mount it.
The next step is to take everything out of the Ikea frame, and cut a piece of foam core posterboard to fit. Then mount the prints by spraying spray adhesive on the back of them and positioning it on the foam core (this is a 2 person job!)
Can you even imagine all of the cute ways that these little guys can be used? I am dying to see what you come up with!!
So, for this weekend only they are on sale in the Vintage Revivals Shop for $4.00. Four dollars people! The price is going up on Monday so you might want to head over before then (unless you are good with paying more, which wont hurt my feelings). You can grab 1, 2, or the entire collection of 8! The files are huge, so you can print them as large (or small) as you want, basically the world is your cactus oyster right now.
Hope you have an amazing Easter weekend with those you love! See you next week!
It won’t let me process the purchase? Any idea why?
Hi Mary! I’m actually not sure why it’s not working for you. If you want to email [email protected] and let me know what you wanted to order I’ll get you taken care of!
-Jamie
I am going to order the prints, for sure. But I also wanted to tell you every time I lay eyes on that sofa, I SALIVATE!!!! Honest to gosh, I dream about that thing!! Pitiful………………
It won’t let me order either, I can get to the cart and enter in my info, but then it won’t let me get to the paypal account processing. Thanks! Kirsten
Okay, I got it to work. Instead of clicking in a box, when I was done typing my phone number, I just hit enter and it went to paypal. No idea why. Thanks!!
Happy Easter Mandi! He is risen! And thanks for the sale! You’re too kind ;D
Love the cactus prints on your wall.. So kind of you to share these.
Happy Easter to you and yours..
Love the art work!! Love your style!! I have been following you for a year now and you’re only getting better. IF that’s possible! You inspire me and I am still on the lookout for me vintage lil trailer.
Very cool! I just saw you had a little blurb on Yahoo! I was like “I know that room!” 🙂 https://www.yahoo.com/makers/a-citrus-honeycomb-wall-112425058885.html You go girl 🙂
Beautiful artwork here! I’m a huge fan of bold black lines and watercolor – it just has such a beautiful look together. And of course I love succulents, so…. this is a perfect combo!
What size frames did you use for the 8 cactus prints in your home ?