My friends at Country Living magazine have put one of my favorite floorcloths on their House Tour page. Click here to see this nice feature on a house in New York state.

The Compass is a great design for floorcloths. It sends the eye in every direction, so if you put it in an entryway or hallway it leads you into a home and beyond. It’s about the most traditional floorcloth design too. Itinerant painters used worn sails from ships to create their floor masterpieces, so nautical themes were very common. Read the rest of this entry »

If you’re looking to either purchase a painted, finished floorcloth for your home or canvas to make your own, here are some things to consider:

1.The weight of canvas is described by a “number” system. The heavier the canvas; the LOWER the number. Therefore, # 12 canvas is LIGHTER than #8. And #8 is LIGHTER than #4.

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I know, I’ve been away from my blog for awhile. Things have been very busy around here! There’s good news…

A Canvasworks Newsletter is in the works. I’m planning to try to do a quarterly newsletter to update all of you about recent floorcloth projects, inform you of new things we’re offering (like a whole bunch of new kit projects coming up) and to show you new designs, ideas and nice photos from the studio. There will also be Specials and Coupons to save you some cash!
I have signed on to a list server that allows me to email my newsletters to you very easily. Now I need you to sign on to the list!

Where is it?

Go to the Canvasworks Home page. Right under the Grapes Floorcloth there’s a sign up box. And to sweeten the deal, when you sign up before Aug. 31, you’ll be emailed a coupon for a FREE Canvasworks Swatch Kit ($25 value). Please tell all your friends and neighbors. I’m looking for at least 100 Newsletter registrants before I put the first issue out there.