DIY :: Kate Spade Art

14 Jun

We are still in the process of redesigning Sweet P’s room.  It has taken much longer than I would like but sometimes that’s what happens.

And I have a hard time just buying things to fill wall space that really don’t make sense…or that we just buy to ‘buy’…ya know what I mean?

So…we changed her bedding to a fluffy white down converter and pale pink sheets…painted an old desk a vintage blue and one of my favorite shutters hot pink to hang over the desk.

We love that side of the room.

The other side…not so much.

I want to remove her bookcase on top of her dresser but my husband is completely against it.  Honestly, the bookcase collects junk…and dust…and junk.  And I’m tired of looking at it…and so is my Sweet P.

Sooo…we have an idea of what we ‘plan’ to do with the other wall.  I still need some type of solution for all of her books that she loves so much but in the meantime, this was the inspiration for a great little art project that I loved painting!

kate spade amerstand artwork painting

You see that ampersand on the wall?  The Kate Spade ampersand is not sold in stores and from what I’ve read, the painting was painted in the store specifically for the store…not for resale.

I loved it so much, I did a little research…and here’s the tutorial.  So fun and easy…and my Sweet P is beside herself with excitement!

And interestingly enough, Sweet P’s walls were already the same color of Kate Spade’s shop…great minds like alike!

I found an ampersand image online…enlarged it on the screen:

Traced the image on an 8×11 piece of paper:

There she is:

Then using good ol’ grade school pencil transfer, colored the back with pencil:

Flipped it right side up, measured the placement on the canvas (from Hobby Lobby), and taped it in place, then penciled over the original outline using light pressure….

and you know your a mom when you are caught using a yellow ducky pencil…

And you can see the pencil transfer is working!  It is super easy and fast…

Using berry pink craft paint and a paintbrush:

Begin painting around the ampersand:

And the finished art…I love the variation of the berry pink, very watercolor like…and it is the perfect addition to the vintage blue walls.

 

Do you love?  I love.

More to come soon on Sweet P’s room…

Happy painting, friends!

Check out these fun blogs for amazing inspiration!

Between Naps on the Porch, DIY Showoff, Domestically Speaking, Finding Fabulous, Funky Junk Interiors, House of Hepworths, Miss Mustard Seed, My Backyard Eden, Perfectly Imperfect,Primitive & Proper, Remodelaholic, SAS Interiors, Shabby Nest, Whipperberry, Today’s Creative Blog, The Thrifty Home, Savvy Southern Style, Some Day Crafts, Eisy Morgan, Green Door Designs,  At Home with K

 

 

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34 Responses to “DIY :: Kate Spade Art”

  1. jalinda June 14, 2011 at 10:52 am #

    Simple yet beautiful, it has a lot of movement too!

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  2. aimee steckowski June 14, 2011 at 12:36 pm #

    LOVE!!!!! i am SOO going to add this to my short list of “must do’s” — i have also seen a felted “&” on the front of a burlap pillow — it WILL be going on the couch in our home when we move to san diego this summer!!! <>

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  3. Mandy @ Sugar Bee Crafts June 14, 2011 at 1:16 pm #

    thanks for linking to Take-A-Look Tuesday – - I just featured you on my FB page – -

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  4. Allison @ Two Thirty-Five Designs June 14, 2011 at 1:35 pm #

    Oh my, I LOVE!!!! I am head over heels for Kate spade, have talked numerous time about on my blog, and love what you have done here. Great Job!

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  5. Angie & Carrie June 14, 2011 at 7:07 pm #

    Thanks girls for the sweet comments! I love Kate Spade too…my husband bought me my first Kate Spade bag almost 14 years ago. You know the black square bag! I still have it…it will be a collectors piece one day!

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  6. Melissa W@ The Alchemist June 14, 2011 at 7:12 pm #

    That is so cool! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  7. Tanya @ Greetings From the Asylum June 15, 2011 at 5:41 pm #

    This is really cute! Thanks for sharing your process!

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  8. Steph @ Crafting in the Rain June 16, 2011 at 3:08 pm #

    Very cute! And I love that it was all hand-done :)

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  9. Brooke June 17, 2011 at 7:36 pm #

    I love your blog!!! so cute! i would love it if you followed me too!!

    -Brooke
    for-the-luv-of.blogspot.com

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  10. Tona June 20, 2011 at 7:09 am #

    Can you tell us which font you used? I love this one…cant find one this pretty :)

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    • Angie & Carrie June 20, 2011 at 11:32 am #

      Hey Tona! I just googled AMPERSAND and used the one I liked the best! :)

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  11. Amber June 20, 2011 at 8:28 am #

    Super Cute!!! Found you over at MMondays. Love Kate Spade!!

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  12. Sanghamitra Bhattacherjee June 21, 2011 at 2:58 am #

    This is stunning! You are so very creative! Loved all your projects. Hope to see you on my blog:)

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  13. Ginger Snaps June 21, 2011 at 7:31 am #

    Turned out beautiful. :) Following you from MMM. Would love to have you link this up to my {wow me} wednesday link up party going on over on my blog right now. The most viewed link will win a set of fancy rectangle chalkboard labels. This week I’m co-hosting with Reasons to Skip the Housework…so links will show up on both blogs! How fun!

    Ginger
    gingersnapcrafts.blogspot.com

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    • Angie & Carrie June 22, 2011 at 7:10 am #

      Thanks for the invite Ginger! I added our Kate Spade art and Garden Planters! Hope your readers like them! Thanks for stopping by…you have a great blog! xoxo, Carrie & Angie

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  14. Carolyn | homework June 21, 2011 at 12:13 pm #

    Beautiful project – great inspiration from Kate Spade and you! I would love for you to share this project at my linky party.
    http://carolynshomework.blogspot.com/2011/06/inspiration-board-link-party_21.html
    Thanks for the creative inspiration.
    carolyn | homework

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  15. Jenna, SAS Interiors June 23, 2011 at 1:39 pm #

    Love this idea Carrie! I can not wait to see the rest of Sweet P’s room ;)

    ~Jenna

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  16. Lisa June 23, 2011 at 5:07 pm #

    What a great idea! I had no idea that you could transfer an image using pencil the way you did. I love it! I was thinking that I could do something similar for my son’s room with different colored backgrounds. Thanks for the project idea.

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    • Angie & Carrie June 23, 2011 at 7:58 pm #

      Hi Lisa! I know there are alot of fancier ways to transfer images these days. LOL!! Whatever works, right!

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  17. Brianna June 27, 2011 at 2:09 pm #

    wow. i LOVE ampersands and i LOVE kate spade, so when i saw the image of this DIY on craftgawker i had to click on it. i think i may have just found myself a new weekend project! :) thanks for sharing.

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    • Angie & Carrie June 28, 2011 at 6:58 am #

      Hi Brianna! It was so easy and I LOVE it in my daughters room!

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  18. piano bench July 4, 2011 at 8:53 pm #

    Now this is definitely a great website, continue to keep up the excellent posting!

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  19. Meemo July 7, 2011 at 4:46 am #

    Fantastic, I love Kate Spade. Great post.

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  20. Laura Ingalls Gunn July 18, 2011 at 9:39 am #

    What an absolutely adorable DIY! Well done.

    I hope that you will stop by and enter my giveaway.

    Happy Monday!

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  21. Jennifer July 26, 2011 at 10:37 am #

    I heart Kate Spade. Beautifully done!!! Stopping by from Homemaker on a Dime.

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    • Angie & Carrie July 26, 2011 at 2:05 pm #

      Thanks Jennifer! Thanks for stopping by! xoxo, Carrie & Angie

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  22. Denise July 26, 2011 at 10:07 pm #

    I love this idea!

    Now I’m thinking about where I could put something like that in my home. I gotta lotta bare walls!

    Thanks for sharing!

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  23. zhing July 27, 2011 at 11:52 pm #

    oh how cute! :) and wow! what creativity in replicating it! xx

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  24. SJ @ Homemaker On A Dime July 28, 2011 at 11:23 pm #

    I’m so honored that you chose to join the Creative Bloggers’ Party & Hop. Thank you for adding this special masterpiece to rock my party :)

    Reply

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