I’ve long loved cross art like this.  In fact, I’ve been swooning over this image for awhile.  A couple of weeks ago my friend Chrissy , who is a great decorator, posted a picture of her newly decorated bedroom and lo and behold … the cool cross art.  Which she made!  I’m pretty sure I’m going to be making one these, in the near future.  Chrissy was kind enough to share pictures and instructions:

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SUPPLIES NEEDED
+ 2’x3′ canvas
+ gold leaf starter kit
+ white acrylic paint
+ large paint brush
+ a ruler
+ tape measure
+ painters tape
+ several smaller paint brushes
+ a level

SIMPLE DIRECTIONS:

01 / Paint the canvas bright white like a crazy person for some texture.

02 / Find the center and measure 12 inches from there vertically and horizontally.

03 / Then I got out the painters tape. I made each section 4″x4″ (see image below)

04 / Follow the Gold Leaf directions and VIOLA!

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Have you done any great DIY decoding projects lately?  I still love the pillowcase art idea.  If you have any lovely projects that you’d like to share I’d love to hear from you (trina@lalalovelythings.com).