A Painting For Our Summer Mantel

We didn't have anything blue and white for our summer mantel and I was ready to transition from our spring look. 

It's been years and years since we have had a blue and white color scheme so all of our 90's art was long gone. 

Since we didn't have anything in our stash, I decided to paint something. 

I had some canvases that I picked up last summer at Walmart.  

Pinterest is my "go to" place for inspiration. 

I did a search for blue and white art and came up with some inspiring types of paintings. 

I painted a canvas white and let it dry. 

I squirted some different blue paint on it and then fanned it out. 

This was all very random and abstract which is a little out of my box. 

I was sure that I had gold leaf in order to add a little bling but a search through my craft supplies yielded only silver leaf. 

Instead some metallic Martha Stewart paint was painted onto a napkin and printed onto the canvas once the blue was completely dry.

To "me-ify" it, I added a coordinating piece of art. 

It is simply some blue and white wrapping paper in a chalk painted frame. 

The wrapping paper was unearthed when I was searching for the gold leaf. 

The flower pot was $5.00. I can't remember if it came from the antique store out by the lake or the thrift store. 

The throw was a Tuesday Morning find. 

The flower pot and peace lily came from Home Depot. 

This was fun and easy to create. 

It's a little out of my box but I like it. 

Thanks for stopping in. 

Katie