I’m OBSESSED with the new trend of doing subway art. It’s fresh, modern, clean, and just plain awesome!
Only problem, I had NO idea what I wanted to write on my art that I was dying to do 
Then, I saw this and my inspirations was found. CHILDREN’S SONGS!
We sing “You Are My Sunshine” and “I Love You” every night to LJ, so why not adorn his room with the songs that make him smile?
These were super simple and cheap to make….though take some serious patience! If you are an instant gratification person (like me), this will test you!
Materials
canvas
paint
white cardstock
Cricut/Shiloutte/Printer (i’ll explain how to do both)
Glue
Mod Podge
1) Paint canvas desired color. I did 3 coats to get a really solid paint color on there.
2) Cut out your letters. If you are using a machine, just select your font and set it to cut (disclaimer, I used SCAL2, not a Cricut cartridge font). If you are printing your letters, type them out in Word in reverse (black background with white letters) then cut them out using scissors and exacto knife.
(mine are organized by words in each row)
3) Layout letters on your DRY canvas. My canvas was 12×16, so I left a 1″ inch margin on each side and used a ruler to keep the lines straight.
4) Glue or Mod Podge down letters.
5) Onces letters are attached, brush over WHOLE canvas with a thin layer of Mod Podge. Don’t forget the sides!
Let it dry and there you have it! LJ’s room has a funky little wall inbetween his closet and a window, so it was the perfect place to stack his canvases.
Not only does it look adorable, but now I can teach him the words as we sing our songs each night!
Very cute idea! We sing those songs to our kids too. I noticed that Tatertots and Jello is having a Subway Art Link Party today. You should ad yours. http://tatertotsandjello.blogspot.com/2010/08/subway-art-party.html
Um fabulous! Now I can make my own instead of buying them!
Love your song choices for the subway art, very clever.
I LOVE this! I'm always looking for cheap and unique wall decor! Thanks for the idea!
Super cute! I love the idea of creating them with songs I sing for my kids on them =)
This is great.
Considering I don't always know the words to songs, and make up my own lyrics, my signs would have the potential to be ridiculous – or naughty. (They mumble so much in those songs!!! ;-> )
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This is AMAZING!!! Even MORE amazing than I imagined!
This is darling! And I love the colors, too. I am hosting a link party on my blog this weekend about words/quotes (The Weekend Word Search). Please consider stopping by with this project!
This is such a sweet project!!!
Coming over from My Backyard Eden. This looks so sweet. I am humming as I write this!
That is just adorable! I LOVE the idea of using songs for Subway art!
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I love this! Totally want to incorporate subway art somewhere in my house. Dangit, I need a cricut.
Those are very cute!
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I love subway art and this is such a clever idea! I also think the green you chose is perfect. Kind of reminds me of chalkboard green.:O)
Super cute! Thanks for the tutorial!
I love subway art, too. Those turned out great!
Nice! I love how your project turned out.
I made a family rules sign last week too!
it was hard, but I'm glad I did it.
gail
Very very cute. I love the green color you used. What a fun project! Thanks for linking it up to my Subway Art Party!!
XOXO
Jen
Thanks for the clear instructions and tutorial. Love this look! I really like your color combination too.
K girl these are so adorable! I always sing "You are my Sunshine" to my kiddos! I love this cute project! Thanks for linking up to Hoo's got talent!
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Nina, great job! I need to do this. Quick, send me your Cricut!
LOVE!!!! featuring on my site this friday!