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I’ve been creating my own DIY Home Wall Art since I was in high school and wanted to share with you how I do it! If you read my last post, I shared that I’ve been embracing the hygge lifestyle, so I have been super particular in purchasing items in my life and want to continue trying to be a minimalist!
Disclaimer
I want to make a disclaimer before I continue that I 100% support small businesses and artists and in no way would I want to stop buying art. I still purchase pieces from local artists but I do enjoy creating my own simple DIY Home Wall Art!
Additionally, I wanted to share with you how I make my own wall art. I am in love with creating graphics on Canva! I swear by it and it’s the only software I use at the moment! Usually, I’ll find inspiration on Pinterest then I start to create things on the Canva platform.
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Canva is free to use but of course, you can also purchase premium which gives you access to more elements for $16.99 CAD a month.
I switch back and forth with premium as when I was a student but there were times I just couldn’t afford it. I create everything on Canva! For instance, all my social media content/graphics, YouTube thumbnails, and even my resume and cover letter!
Mia from Beautiful Inspiring Creative Life also did a cool post on 8 Easy But Stylish DIY Wall Art Ideas that you need to read!
HERE IS HOW TO MAKE DIY HOME WALL ART USING CANVA:
- Head to Canva.com. You’ll see the main page that looks like the screenshot below
2. You’ll want to decide what size of graphic you want to create. You can choose based on the platform such as Instagram Posts, Pinterest Pins etc. or you can hit custom dimensions on the top right corner and input what size you want
3. Now that you’ve chosen what you’d like to create, I just chose to create an Instagram post and the custom size is a square. You can choose different templates. The tabs on the very left are all the different elements that you can add to your graphic.
4. Next would be to create your graphic. Click on the elements tab and basically type in anything you want to add into your graphic.
5. I typed in the word flowers and there will be some you’ll need pro for but hundreds of free images. Click on what you’d like and size it to how to want on the picture. You can also move it around, crop it, flip it and basically edit it to however you’d like it.
6. Now keep, adding to the graphic and play around! I added a blob as well to this one.
7. On the top right, you’ll be able to click the position of the images, transparency, you can lock the image so it doesnt move, duplicate the art or trash unwanted elements.
8. On the opposite side, you’ll find the colors you can change on the image as well. On the pro version, you can create a brand palette just like I had below and those are usually the main colors I use daily.
9. You can also add text to the graphic if you’d like! I play around with different fonts when I make my pins for my blog posts!
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10. You can also find different backgrounds or just use plain colors.
11. You can even just use photos if you’d like!
12. I also upload my own photos if I want to create pins and thumbnails with my own graphics
13. Finally done! All you have to do is save it. I usually do with PNG or PDF Print.
Printing
Last but not least, printing it! A lot of people do not have printers anymore for obvious reasons. WE’RE TRYING TO SAVE THE PLANET! BUT… printing a document for your terrible.
What I usually do is save the print over to staples then I pick it up a few days later. Additionally, it costs about $.40 to around $2 depending on what paper you use.
I hope this will inspire you to create your own DIY Home Wall Art. If not, I’ve got some pre-made beige designs here. I’m excited to see what you make. If you have any questions at all, feel free to connect! Have a great weekend!
Xo,
Lynn
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I’ve just started using Canva and am keen to learn more – thanks for this useful post!!
Thanks so much for reading! Hope this will help you navigate Canva easier 🙂
Canva is a delightful tool! I mostly use it for creating pins and visual poetry, but I love the idea of creating and framing some simple and pretty wall art. Framed prints or quotes would make a great gift too!
I’ve never created visual poetry! That would be beautiful. Thank you for reading!
I’m in love with these, they are so cute! I must give it a try
Thank you so much for reading!
I love this idea – I use Canva for lots of stuff but I never thought about using it for this!
Rosie
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Thanks so much for reading! I’m finding more and more ways to use Canva everyday 🙂
i loved this post! thanks for sharing lovely photos 🙂
Thank you so much for reading!!
I mainly use Canva for blog logos and pins but I’d love to give wall art a go! Thanks for sharing some tips!
Tash
I did as well but I saw some wall art and thought hmmm.. I could probably customize it to the way I’d like it! Thank you so much for reading and good luck! ☺️
This is such an amazing idea! I’m in the process of buying my first home so this is such a great money saving tip and it’s super cute too! I
Agreed! I bought something local for $60 CAD and as much as I love buying local, I couldn’t afford to purchase all my wall art so I decided to make it myself 🙂 Good luck in your home buying process! I love the process! Stressful and fun haha
I love these designs! Thanks for sharing your tips, this is so helpful! 🙂
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I have started using Canva not long ago and still experimenting! I am so glad I read this! I am going to set to work on some new art print:)
Aw! perfect, I’m glad this post is helpful 🙂
This is such an amazing post that is so very well explained on how to use Canva! I absolutely love Canva and its how I make my coffee mugs and more! I have thought about making wall art for my She Shed where all my part time work, crafting and other adventures coming soon is being done in!
I love Canva!! It is really the best platform and super easy to use! <3