Disclosure: This is an unsponsored post, just a fun, inexpensive craft that also makes a fantastic decoration around the house.
I love using old ideas. One idea that I love and actually seems to be making a resurgence on the decorating circuit are silhouettes. I have recently seen them pop up everywhere. You can order laser cut ones made from wood and painted (beautiful but super costly), you can send an email with a photo to a professional. If you are great with Photoshop you can create one there.
I use an old school method, I have been super happy with so I thought I would share. I have another project coming up that I plan to make for my mother for Mother’s Day that I will share as it gets closer.
I start by attempting to take a profile picture of the kiddos. (A)’s has been up for years since I did it when he was super young. I had made one for (E) too but didn’t like it so I decided to redo it this week.
Once I have it (and it doesn’t have to be good quality a quick cell phone pic will do the trick). I print it out in the size I desire (both of mine are 8×10). I trace the outline of the object I am making a silhouette of with either a marker or in this case I used a red pen.
The picture I am using.
All Traced to cut out.
I then tape the photo to a piece of cardstock in the color I want to use. This paper is available at ANY craft store, I have packages that I keep on hand that have pretty much every color. I use special paper crafting scissors that are small, have a nice pointy top and are super sharp (Amazon affiliate link here).
Here I am attaching the photo to the cardstock I am using.
Here is the profile half done, and the scissors I use for paper crafting.
Once its cut out I use a standard glue stick to adhere the silhouette to a piece of scrapbook paper that I have chosen (12×12 in this case).
All Cut out and ready to attach.
Attached to my chosen background.
I put it in the frame and hang.
Here are the silhouettes of my kiddies hanging in the dining room at home.
Here are the silhouettes I made for the kids room. They share so I have both themes at play (flowers that we grow in our gardens and our chocolate lab).
