Ombre star canvas

My sister has recently moved into her first owned flat in Kent, and so with the new year upon us I thought it would be a perfect time to make her a new home house-warming present!

I sneakily collected a selection of paint swatches from various DIY shops:

And used a favourite gadget from my Mum's craft collection...

...to cut out a colour-themed array of tiny stars, which I grouped in varying shades of blue:

I then measured out equal spacings on a 50x50cm canvas and began PVA gluing the stars on in rows, from lightest blues to darkest...
 

 

...and waited for the glue to dry.

In the drying stage the stars' edges curled up slightly, but I like this as it gives the picture a nice 3D effect. I hope my sister does too!