As one of my family's new years traditions, I started making silhouettes. I took everyone's picture back in January, started assembling them in April (along with tracing the picture onto nice thick black card stock, cutting them out and then used spray adhesive to place them onto decorative paper...and last but not least, framing them!)
And then in May, I finally got around to hanging them!
I took my wall art to my trusty and handy husband to help me get them hung straight, and because well - I needed a taller person to get them up that high! :)
Andrew decided he'd give it a try...
but that wasn't working out so well with him on the ladder so he stayed to the side with his mommy!
And here is the finished look! (sorry for the glare from the window)
I LOVE how our family's silhouettes turned out and are now displayed on our wall. Now we just need to get a nice fresh coat of some paint splashed up there to add some color to the room and it will look complete. (Trust me, it's on the list of things to do! And hopefully I can get that done in the near future.)
I can't wait to make these every year so I can see the changes in my children as they grow - and have some pretty art on the wall too. :)
2 comments:
so cute.. did they reall sit there while you traced their sillouhette? Love it!
Thanks! It was fun to do! :) And did I draw them? Heavens no. I know you can do it that way, but I know my two little ones wouldn't sit still for that process whatsoever! hahaha :) I wish I kept the link to the website I followed directions for this but here is what I did: I just sat them in a chair next to the wall and stood back a few feet and took their picture from just below their shoulders and up - that way they are taken from the same distance. I then had them printed off in 8x10's (you can choose whatever size) and then cut them out. Then I put a small piece of tape between the cut out pic and the nice black paper to hold it still and traced the pic out again, removed the tape and pic and cut out the silhouette. Then I used spray craft bond and mounted it onto the decorative paper and framed them. Hope this helps! :)
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