How you can make an on-trend piece of art with a $17 Kmart print and filler from Bunnings

A DIY expert and home renovation queen has just shared how to create a trendy art piece using a Kmart print ($17) and multi-purpose filler ($6.50) from Bunnings.

Erin, from Sydney, is the owner of an online DIY-guide and plant store, Plants Happen.

She recently shared a video detailing how she turned a regular Kmart print into a personalised piece of plaster art.

‘It’s such a fun weekend project and easier than you’d think,’ she said. 

‘All you need are a few supplies to get you started and a bit of creativity.’

In order to create the work, Erin used a Kmart print, multi-purpose filler, spray paint, painter’s tape, and scraping tools.

Erin first removed the painting from its plastic covering and taped the corners of the frame to ensure none of her materials damaged the structure.

‘You can be messy here,’ she said while roughly applying the filler onto the glass of the frame with a scraping tool. ‘Texture is good.’

Erin, from Sydney, is the owner of an online DIY-guide and plant store, Plants Happen and recently shared a video detailing how she created a personalised piece of plaster art

In order to create the work, Erin used a framed Kmart print, multi-purpose filler from Bunnings, several colours of spray paint, painter’s tape, and various scraping tools

Next, Erin used a scraping tool with ridges to make shapes that resembled elongated arches on the frame.

After the plaster had dried, she used a primer to cover up any traces of the original artwork coming through from the gaps in the grooves.

Finally, she used shades of green and blue spray paint to paint the indents she made.

‘I’m using spray paint because it’s so much easier to really get into the nooks,’ she said.

Erin encouraged viewers to be messy when applying the layer of filler as texture was good

After the plaster had dried, Erin used a primer to cover up any traces of the original artwork coming through from the gaps in the grooves

Many were enchanted by Erin’s simple weekend project, and flocked to the comments to compliment her art.

‘This looks fabulous,’ wrote one woman.

‘Wow, the colours remind me of Santorini,’ said another.

‘Such a fantastic idea and so easy to do as well.’