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Hi Everyone!!! Happy to see you today! I have been up to my eyeballs in projects for about the past week. I have been focused on trying to spruce up the girl’s room. Ever since moving in here it has been bugging me. Then shortly thereafter the largest frame on their largest wall broke. So they have had this huge blank wall for a while now & it finally bothered me enough that I did something about it the other day.
I was so thrilled when I was offered the opportunity to be a part of the Summer Kids’ Crafting Streat Team for July. Summer is a great time to craft with your kids. I had so much fun working with the girls to find out what they wanted for their room. I was so inspired by Plaid Kid Crafts & so were they. We decided that the first issue we would tackle was that huge blank wall & then see where our creativity took us from there.
Easy Kids Crafts Room Decor DIY
I started out with these items from my Plaid kit I was sent. Then I added a few of my own things I had on hand. I am already a HUGE Plaid user – so I was thrilled to work on a project with them.
Product list:
Mod Podge Extreme Glitter
Plaid Stencils
Plaid Apple Barrel Paints in 20492 Neon Blue, 20487 Neon Pink, 20489 Neon Orange, 20491 Neon Green, 20408 Gloss White, 22814 Tropical Blue
Cardboard
Rope
Painting sponges
First I painted on the yellow at the top, then mixed the orange & pink in the middle, then mixed the green & neon blue at the bottom. Let dry.
Then I coated with white – rubbed off some with a paper towel to not only let the colors back through but to give a more distressed look.
I added the Tropical Blue paint to the bottom on the blue/green part to give it a more ocean feel. Let dry.
Then I stenciled on my letters. Painted on some ocean waves freehand. Let dry again.
Then the REALLY FUN PART!!!! Once it was dry I added 2-3 coats of Mod Podge Extreme Glitter. OH MY GOSH- I love this stuff. Can I tell you a secret?? Before my Plaid box arrived- I had never used Mod Podge before. GASP!!!! I know, right??!!! I don’t know why- I just never did. But I can tell you I am TOTALLY HOOKED!!! Be prepared to see a whole lot more projects using all variations of Mod Podge. OH YES- it’s my new favorite toy.
So I let it dry between coats – which it dried REALLY FAST. Once finished I punched holes in the corners for the rope & tied it through. So simple. The whole project only took a couple hours & the girls had so much fun helping me. They LOVE their new art in their room. Now we will be using these same colors with their already neutral base colors to punch up the fun in there.
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Settings for a DSLR should be set to Manual ISO 100 f/3.5-5 depending on how many people you have in your shot. SS 10-30 seconds.
I found that using a flashlight with a click button on/off worked well. That way we could control when the light was on. You could use glow sticks if you like- but you will have to have the kids move them to behind their back’s when they are done drawing.
I had my son stand in front of me with the lights on- I took a single test shot to make sure I was in focus- you will need to manually focus. You may need a couple test shots for this. Once you get your focus- don’t move your tripod & try to have the kids keep their feet in one place even though their arms will be moving . This is part of the fun to see who can do all these crazy things with their hands while keeping their feet in one place.
It’s super fun to see how creative they get with the things they want to draw. We had shapes & then he tried to write messages.
Have fun- as far as processing, not much needs to be done to images like these.
Then I just painted the edges, added some lace around the edge of the image & nailed in some more lace on the back for the hanger.
So refreshing on these hot summer days. I could drink one all day long.
Really- the most time consuming part is making the cherry pie filling. But even that is less than 20 minutes. I love this because they look so pretty that people don’t realize just how simple they are to make. The perfect little treat for those that want to be a bit more health conscious. If you want to go all out & be bad- you could substitute the yogurt for either pudding or ice cream or whipped cream. 🙂 Yeah- I’m all about how you can jazz it up & make it super sinful. You know how it goes!
I love these because they bring a pop of color & are fire safe too. (you know me- always worried about fire safety)
