Valentines Day Project

As many of you know, Ste and I love doing DIY projects together.  He discovered a really fun one that we did on Valentine's Day.  We painted an enlarged pixelated picture of the Draper Temple.  What better way to spend Valentine's Day than painting a fun  picture of the place you were sealed in?  It was SO much fun! 

We went to Michaels to get the Canvas and paint.  We saw the perfect size canvas was on sale for buy 3 for 1 and they were originally $18.  We thought it was an awesome deal.  When we went to check out, they each rang up at about $6.  The cashier said that the sale price would show up at the end.  We told her that we thought it was right but she said she thought it would go down more. So, she took an additional $11 off.  We got three 22 x 28 canvases for $6.  How awesome is that?

Stewart was in charge of the technical stuff at the beginning. Does that surprise anyone? haha We had to decide on the amount of squares we were willing to paint and what would look good.  We decided that the 616 squares 1x1 inch squares would look better, even though we needed some endurance to finish.  

This is what we modeled it from. 

We started off slow and steady, soon realizing that our method was so inefficient.

We decided it would be easier if one person painted while the other told them what shade to use next.  So much better!

With just a little sealer....

The finished product!!