ART - CEMENT CANVAS - Step by Step pictorial

Hello All,
Bela Shah here!  Hope you all are doing good.

Today I am going to share two projects which I created using Itsy Bitsy’s home brand Little Birdie’s Craft Cement

Home Decor Cement Canvas

With so many things possible with cement I thought why not create something which can revamp my tiny little side table with something classy n chic .... just like we make decorative canvases I thought why not make a cement canvas which can look amazingly cool with  some different style.  Side tables can be trickiest furniture to decorate as the size may limit what you can do with them which is why some people set it down with a lamp or a plant and call it a day... but we crafters have loads of different ideas which we can use to give a different decor depending on the occasion or the mood.
So Lets get into this projects step by step tutorial.
First I mixed a good quantity of cement adding water little by little as i wanted my cement mix to be thick . Once I was happy with the consistency i poured the whole mix into a cookie container.... u can use soap moulds, any container, any lid of any shape or size to get this done.....

 

As soon as the mix was set properly I started adding some dry fillers to it . I just pushed the ends into the cement so that it gets stuck in it when it dries. after that I added few Roses to it. to give it a more natural look I added some white stones n some art stones to the bottom of my composition. I left it to dry spraying water to the top layer time n again to stop cement from cracking. I let it be in the container for 3 to 4 days just spraying water whenever i thought the top layer is dry.

Now time to unmould the artwork. I simply pulled the container outwards from all the sides so that it separates from the edges. I placed the container upside down on a thick napkin so that I don't ruin the delicate fillers and pushed the slab downwards . It came out perfectly . My cement canvas with dry fillers, flowers and stones was absolutely ready n looked gorgeous to adorn my side table.  I have used dry fillers and solawood roses. You can use any paper flowers , twigs, shells, stones, pebbles, bottle caps, metal flowers etc to make your own decorative piece. The list is endless n the look will be totally different keeping the base constant.

I loved the piece but felt something missing so I just added a  title ART just to give that personal touch . With couple of potted indoor succulents and my cement canvas on easel my side table got a super new gorgeous look. I hope you all love this as much as do.

Now time for second project.

Home Decor Pinewood Panels

A super simple  decorative panel which found a beautiful place in my Bedroom. When I made this I never thought that it would fit so beautifully on my bedroom accent wall which was empty .

I mixed cement with water keeping the consistency little watery. Reason being I wanted to use this craft cement as paint. Yes you heard it right.. I wanted to just give a coat of cement to my waste paper flowers, leaves  and few twigs.

I gave a coat of this cement mix to the twigs , flowers n couple of leaves and let it dry completely... i didn't have to spray these with water coz already the cement had enough water and a thin coat on twig wont crack. after all the flowers were dry I added little gold metallic paint to few petals n edges of the flower so that they look gorgeous. I also left couple of flowers as it is as i didn't want the importance of cement diminish. after all they are painted with cement for a reason right?

 

I had plain some pinewood panels. So one one panel I added just the cement coated twigs, one gold painted flower and one plain cement coated flower and bingo one panel was done. One second panel I added on plain twig and one cement coated twig just give a bit of variation added just one big gold painted flower, couple of leaves and one plain filler flower. My second panel was ready. you can also make one big panel instead of small ones or make 4 or 5 small panels instead of just 2... I mean anything is possible.....

some more pictures of the look they gave my bedroom !!!

 

My both projects are super simple and doable. I hope with some artistic touch and a bit of creativity I was able to do some beautiful and gorgeous projects which will inspire you to create something for your home too.

Thank you for stopping by !!!

Love & Hugs
Bela