Tuesday, April 24, 2012

I 'Mustache' you a question!

                                                   

 So just like everyone else I have fallen in love with the mustache trend. I made this to go on my living room wall. 

What you will need: 
-a frame (this one is 4 x 6) 
-scrapbook paper 
-spray paint 
-pencil 
-white paper 

I started with finding the style mustache I liked online. I then traced it onto a sheet of white paper. I then cut out the mustache and made sure it would fit inside my frame. I picked out some scrapbook paper I liked, traced the mustache on the back and cut them out. 

Then I played around with organizing the colors in a way that I liked: 
I bought the picture frame at a local flea market for 2 bucks! I chose to paint it green. 



ADVISORY: I made the mistake of not sanding or priming the frame before spray painting so the paint beaded up. When it dried I decided I didn't hate it so I decided to leave it. Had I wanted to change it I would have had to sand the frame and try painting again. 



I used Elmer's glue to glue the mustaches down. 

ADVISORY: Elmer's glue has a tendency to wrinkle paper when it dries so after applying the glue I laid my paper down on a flat surface and put some heavy books on top of it. 

After everything was dry I put the paper inside the frame and looked for a place to hang it on my wall! 



Until next time, Happy Crafting! -Gracie 

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