I really wanted to start painting, so I waited for a super sale at Michael's and bought a few supplies to get started. As it turns out, I'm not very gifted when it comes to painting! Everything turned out looking like I'd done it with crayons. I figured I'd only be able to make art suitable for my kids. Luckily, I had clipped out the map I'd seen from Pottery Barn, so I recreated it.
I found a US map online and formatted it to print out on 4 separate sheets so it would be big enough to fit my canvas. I used an exacto knife and made slits along the state borders, and then traced those lines with pencil onto the canvas. Once I had the map on canvas, it was a matter of deciding which colors to use. I was able to write in the states' names using paint pens.
