You can also go to HomeGoods into their art section and pick up an inexpensive canvas there.

I ended up finding a pack or 2- 30×40 canvas on Amazon. This is a great way to up cycle a thrift store find. You can try thrift stores or flea markets to see if they have old canvas art for sale. You might already have an old framed canvas in your house laying around. Keep in mind – this doesn’t have to be a blank canvas since you will spackle over the design anyways.

If you want a side by side comparison, this article is a good read. But I went with spackle because it’s less heavy, dries faster and easier for me to deal with. I’ve seen some tutorials use joint compound, or drywall mud. You’ll also love this post: How to Make Any Vase Look Old Joint Compound vs. The spackling part will create an imprint of the wood into the canvas and the towels will prevent this from happening. Note: If you are using a larger canvas like I did, you might want to put a few towels in the back of the canvas in between the wood and the canvas.

Wood (optional if you want to frame your canvas).

Acrylic Paint and Paint brush (optional – if you want to paint your spackle after it dries).

Putty Knife or Palette Knife Set or Plastic Knife (see Tools to Use).

It’s helpful because it has a dry time indicator, it goes on pink and dries to white.

Spackle – I used a 32 oz container of Dap Drydex – the same stuff you use on drywall.

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