Flower on Canvas

My most recent completed project came from one of my favorite blogs, Make it-Love it.  This blog is very inspiring and has tons of projects that are easy and can be finished in an afternoon.  Today I finished one that I started last week.  For the flower on canvas I didn't have to buy anything.  The canvas, fabric, and spray paint were all used in different projects and were leftover.  This is a great way to use some leftover fabric that you have laying around.  I used muslin, it is one of my favorite fabrics...  So here it is:

I am not super crazy about the blue background, but, it was free.  Once again my practicality comes out.  The best part of this project is that I got to play around and learn how to make ruffles.  It is SO much easier than I ever thought, just takes a little bit of time.  Basically all I had to do was a basting stitch on a strip of muslin and then pull the bobbin thread till it created the right ruffle look... there might be a better/easier way, but it worked for this project.  Also, I think more and more ruffles are going to start showing up around the house and for gifts :) Here is the link for the tutorial: http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2010/05/decorate-my-home-part-18-flower-wall.html

Now I just need to figure out where to put it... I am thinking it will be propped up on our coat rack to brighten up that area.