I made these plaques this weekend for Ca's Mickey Mouse room. I thought of the idea months ago. They were unfinished wood plaques from hobby lobby. I painted the edges black then decoupaged the scrapbooking paper on them. Then I made Mickey silhouette from Mickey pictures that I found on the internet. The Mickeys are glued on foam (white) so that they stand out a bit. White only shows when you're looking from the far side. I could have painted the foam, too, but hey, that would have taken another 20 minutes.The Mickey gloves are from a friend who used to work at Disney. The whole project costs me about $6. I'm not into kid colors and obnoxious kiddie decor, so I thought this was a nice compromise of a kid theme, but with adult taste. You like?
3 comments:
That is great, I did my daughters name back in spring on ovals plaques. It was a very fun project..the girls paint the letter, wich I buy is HL too. We put a ribbon on the back and staple the ribbons on the back.
I LOVE your mickey's and the colors are perfect!
Here is the link to the picture of one of the names http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_qbqbZfYvPuE/Sh9FfQtIEzI/AAAAAAAAC20/tFVlZ0p_Su8/s1600-h/Picture+1437.jpg
I also finish with Triple Thick, it gives that shinny look,and is easy to clean dust from them!
I'm about to try modge podge stuff for the first time this week. I can't believe I've never done it before! Any tips?
And yes, I like your plaques! Kiddie stuff bugs me too. It took my MIL a good while to understand that I was NOT going to let my kids have cartoon character bedding and room decor. I gave in a little where pajamas were concerned but that's it.
I'm glad your finding a little time to release your creative streak. =)
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