Snowman Screen

This in my third screen in a series I like to call:  I Got New Windows.  I saved all the screens from the old windows, all three of them.  I posted a picture of a pumpkin, a tree, and now...a snowman.  Again, the key is to pain your design with a trash bag or plastic table clothe underneath.  This allows the the paint to 'pool' a little and dry between the mesh so it's darker.  I also added the bow to a top, but I just used a safety pin to stick it on (from the back) so it can be replaced if necessary.

Oh, Christmas Tree!

A few months back I posted about some screens I had saved when I had my windows replaced a few years back.  I've been painting different holiday scenes on the screens to set on the front porch.  This one was kind of tall, so I painted a tree.  The key is to set this on a garbage bag or plastic table clothe when you paint it so that the paint 'pools' and dries some in the mesh holes.

Pumpkin Screen Painting

A little over a year ago I got new windows/screens.  I saved my old screens to craft with (plus this door below....that project is still on the shelf).

 I printed of a pumpkin picture like the one I painted last summer, but....I'm just now forcing myself to get these screens painted!  The key to painting on screens is A)  Choosing an easy design.  and B)  Paint on a trash bag or old table cloth b/c it will help the paint 'pool' and fill in some of the gaps in the screen as it dries so that the paint is a little darker.

I added a bow to the corner, but I actually just pinned it on the screen with a safety pin, this will allow the bow to be pulled of for storing it flat.  I also painted the silver a black color so it was more Halloween/Fall, and I sprayed a coat of water proofing spray to that so it wouldn't scratch off as easily.  

50 Cent Screen Snowmen

This is very much a work in progress, but I've added screens to my list of things to play around with this year...except, I wanted to find a cheaper form of doing this other than finding old screen doors and windows....I wish they were readily available, but they aren't.  I have no doubt this has been done before, and much better, but here's my version of screen painting.  I found an empty frame at a garage sale, and a piece of screen left over from my friend Terry's, sister, remodeling job.  I'm sure you can purchase this at stores like Home Depot.  I also found a picture of a simple snowman in Terry's pile of projects I wanted to try out. 

 I painting my snowman.  I tried to make the paint thick, but it still seeped throughthe box.  Penmenship is my next issue, but I have a long way to go!  I can handle that, I have a long life ahead of me. 

 It took a lot of paint to get the screen completely covered.  I tried this a second time and found placing the screen on a trashbag took less paint and helped keep the coating thick. 

 Even though I made the paint thick, it still stayed on the box, and only the screen ended up being painting. 

 I added a wire to the back, and gave the frame a light spray of paint.  I just used supplies I had at home, so for 50 cents....new series of projects have been launched.