McNamaraMade

So, I moved to Boston about a year ago and am finally putting together the final touches to my apartment. When I moved in March of last year, I clearly purchased the essentials for any apartment-- bed, couches, TV, coffee table, dresser, etc. It took me awhile to figure out what I wanted to do with the little spaces throughout the apartment that were a bit awkward, so it took me some brainstorming. Throughout the next month or so I'll share with you parts of my apartment.

First off... my little dog wall. I have a small nook in my room that I am absolutely obsessed with. I just finished decorating it, but the first on my to-do list was the wall decor. I decided to create some things myself rather than spend a pretty penny.

Here is what I did:

1. Purchased a small canvas along with thumbnails, paint and a cute thank you card.
2. Placed the thumbnails around the canvas to create a studded effect (see above).
3. Cut out the shape of the dog on the thank you card and placed on the canvas to outline with a pencil.
4. Carefully paint in the outline of the dog on the canvas.
5. Repeat the above steps on 2 additional canvases in different colors.
6. Hang on wall and admire the work :)