DIY | You + Me = Awesome

As soon as I saw this on Pinterest I knew that I wanted to make it for Ben for our anniversary. It's so perfect. So I went out & bought the materials last weekend - a canvas & acrylic paints

Because I knew I would screw it up if I just went for it with the paint, I sketched it out with pencil beforehand.

 *Warning: draw VERY lightly. I did not draw lightly enough & you can still see it in some spots =/

Next I used the silver to draw the plus sign & line across the bottom.

Now this was where the stress really began. Also, I'm a perfectionist, so that made this even more stressful.

The yellow was next, & this is where I wish I'd drawn lighter & that I would have erased it before I started painting over it, cause it did not cover the pencil at all. That's why the paint looks so much thicker - I was literally plopping it on to try & cover the pencil.

Now for the AWESOME.

I mixed the yellow & blue for the WE to emphasize it & for the subtle, sappy symbolism (:

The semi-finished product!

I tried wiping away the pencil with water & a rag but it didn't work so I resorted to nail polished remover & a Q-tip. It worked pretty well & it was nice because it also took away any smudges or splatters I had made.

Looking at it the whole thing I thought the top looked a little empty so I decided to add the date.

 I tried using the brush but it was too thick so I used the back of the brush to write.

I'm pretty happy with how it turned out.

& I think he is too (: