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Vintage Owl Printable: Create a Fall Vignette

Temperatures have been in the sixties the past few days and now I’m fully motivated to decorate for fall! I found the sweetest vintage owl printable and turned him into a beautiful piece of wall art. You can download the print at the bottom of this post to make your own framed canvas.

Vintage Owl Printable for Fall Decorating

 

First let me give a special thanks to Krista at Ella Claire blog for organizing today’s creativity. You’ll find over 20 free printables at the bottom of this post that a whole group of bloggers are sharing.

The inspiration for today’s vintage owl printable comes from my dear friend Danielle at Finding Silver Pennies. Well, actually it’s her son who inspired me. He made a beautiful charcoal owl drawing that I fell in love with (both of her boys have their mother’s creative talent). I’ve been thinking about that owl ever since I saw it. Although his owl is a bit more modern than my print, I finally satisfied my owl art obsession.

Vintage Owl Printable for Fall Decorating

 

To create your own vintage owl canvas art, purchase a canvas artist frame (mine is roughly 11″x16″), a piece of wood strip the depth of the canvas, a small can of stain, and Mod Podge. Download the vintage owl printable that I found at The Graphics Fairy and print him at the size of your canvas.

Vintage Owl Printable from The Graphics Fairy

Cover the front of the canvas with a thin layer of Mod Podge. Working carefully, lay the vintage owl printable on top of the canvas making sure to get it straight. Once the print is in place, gently smooth the paper onto the canvas. You can remove any air bubbles under the paper using the flat edge of a credit card. Don’t press too hard – you don’t want to rip or stretch the paper (and yes, the paper does stretch once once side is wet with the glue).

Free Owl Printable and Supplies for Framing

To create the rustic frame, cut your wood strip to fit the length and width of the canvas sides, allowing for enough length on the ends to include the thickness of your wood strip. Stain the wood pieces and let dry.

Once the stain has dried, line up your wood pieces on the outside of the canvas and make sure the ends match up. Hammer a long finishing nail into the wood frame and through the wood of the artist canvas. The nail heads are so tiny you won’t even notice them. I used two nails on each side, about 2 inches from the ends of the frame.

Use Wood to Frame Artist Canvas

 

It takes just a matter of minutes to secure the strips of wood to the canvas, thereby creating a rustic frame. I’ve added this same type of frame to a lot of the canvas artwork in my house. It’s much cheaper than having canvas art professionally framed and I like the rustic, simplistic look.

I didn’t apply Mod Podge over the top of the print because I don’t like the sheen that’s created by doing so (you get a slight sheen even when using matte Mod Podge).

Use Wood to Frame Artist Canvas

 

I feel like my vintage owl artwork is a professional piece from the store, yet he was created for far less money.

Vintage Owl Printable for Fall Decorating

 

My fall decorating is well under way and next week I’m sharing my fall home tour. I love the cozy warmth of fall decor.

Neutral Fall Decorating in a Country Home

 

Start your own fall decorating with any of the free printables from my friends below!

35 Free Fall Printables

Fall Botanicals by Ella Claire | Acorns and Oak Leaves by anderson + grant | Simple Autum Tree Print by Taryn Whiteaker | Pumpkin Spice Recipe by Live Laugh Rowe | Apple Recipe Watercolor by Craftberry Bush

 

35 Free Fall Printables

Caramel Apple Recipes by My Someday in May | Hydrangea labels by Finding Silver Pennies | Fall Leaves Placecards by The Chronicles of Home | Watercolor Fall Leaf by A Burst of Beautiful | Fall Coffee Syrup Labels by Just Destiny

 

35 Free Fall Printables

Fall Gift Tags by Finding Home Farms | To Everything There is a Season by Unskinny Boppy | Chalkboard Home Sweet Home by Home Made Lovely | Rustic Farmhouse Style Fall Craft by Happy Happy Nester | Crown Place Cards by So Much Better with Age

 

35 Free Fall Printables

Fall Favorites by Clean and Scentsible | Velvet Pumpkin Painting by Maison de Pax | Fall Farmhouse Chalkboard Art by Kelly Elko | Autumn Mountain Landscape Art by Blesser House | Fall Cleaning List by My Sweet Savannah

 

35 Free Fall Printables

A Blue Jay in Autumn by Shades of Blue Interiors | Happy Fall Owl Watercolor by Nina Hendrick Design Co. | Gather Here With Grateful Hearts by My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia | Autumn Food Toppers by Paint Me Pink | Fall Gift Tags by On Sutton Place

 

35 Free Fall Printables

30 Days of Fall Fun by TIDBITS | Harvest Time Art by Happy Housie | Vintage Owl by Town and Country Living | Fall Napkin Cards by Zevy Joy

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10 Comments

  1. Hi Jennifer.
    There was frost this weekend in the north country of New Hampshire, but I am in the southern area and it was in the 50’s over night. I was tempted to put on a sweater!
    Fall is my favorite time of year, and I love the owl picture you made!
    I’m going to make one for my sister, she loves owls.
    Thanks for sharing.

  2. Thx somuch for wonderful vintage owl printable. Been looking for some wonderful Fall printables to decorate .Hubs is already complaining about Fall decorations around the house but he does that every year. I love decorating for fall, all the colors,subjects so appeal to me .Not much in way of Fall weather yet here in western CO but does get nippy at night. Sorry about typing booboos, my eyes are not what they used to be,78 yrs.old and not too reliable any longer. Small print makes it hard for me these days. Hope all wellwith you and yours. Happy week