Thursday, August 4, 2011

Hot! Pottery Barn Kids Surf Plaques Knock Off

I'm and so psyched of showing you my own very first Silhouette project, a Pottery Barn Kids wall artwork knock off!

I was planning to develop some walls fine art with the fresh playroom from the basement, and went exploring regarding inspiration. Where otherwise really does just one go? Pottery Barn Kids , associated with course!

The playroom needs to be a new embraced living space intended for our 20-month twin traders as well as out there 7-year previous daughter, and so I required your art work that they are exciting as well as whimsical, yet girl or boy and age group neutral. Not that easy. But I've constantly LOVED this kind of group of artwork at PBK referred to as "Surf Plaques", also it perfectly meets my own criteria! Each connected with these bits retails for $40US, hence for the couple of 4, $120US.

I recognized ?t had been intending for you to possibly be a great ambitious project intended for this first try with this fresh Silhouette, however since I didn't also been crafting much currently I was upwards to the challenge!

The very first thing I did (after studying up on tips on how to use the Silhouette and doing work through quite a few confusion, lol), had been to obtain and lower seaside creature patterns outside of cartomancy stock, like Pottery Barn ones.

Next, I painted the actual forms implementing drinking water paints to secure a more supple a lesser amount of standard effect. You don't have to always be an designer as well as employ fancy paints to get this. I pullled down my daughter's $2 mineral water paints, and in addition they worked perfectly!

It's slightly tricky to see within the pictures above, though the PB artwork includes entertaining facts concerning each of the sea creatures. So I googled each one of the animals, and also came up with some possible words and phrases with regard to each piece. Then I place them straight into my Silhouette software, in addition to printed all of them released on charcoal adhesive vinyl.

First, when sawing vinyl, you cannot require to use the actual tote sheet! Just supply of which sucker strait into the particular machine. Secondly, any time giving vinyl, guarantee that a person's display says "Load Media", certainly not "Load along with Carrier Sheet". Finally, work with a font type and dimension that is definitely certainly not as well thin/delicate. I acquired the very difficult way. Oh the horrors. On my personal earliest attempt, the equipment slice suitable over the vinyl plus the backing. On my second attempt, a lot of my vinyl fabric letters would occur free from the particular assistance at all because edge don't cut severely enough. Finally, following reading through quite a few awesomely beneficial discussions by other bloggers, I acquired them right! Once the particular Mod Podge was dry, I accomplished these individuals off of along with a number of spray varnish (in matte). I don't think that measure was critical, for the reason that mod podge undoubtedly gifted these a great accomplished look. So if you can't have virtually any bottle of spray varnish upon hand, never sweat it.

It was immediately after night time while I complete up. So I left these individuals instantaneous about the kitchen area isle to be able to waterless and also set. I appeared to be thus psyched every day any time I came down and also needed another looksy.

Here's the next pieces.

And now for your cost.um, similar to $4. For just about all four. So $1 each. I had every one of the interests products on hand, thus all I had to pay pertaining to were that design downloads out of Silhouette. It's amazing what you may set up (well, OK, in this case re-create, lol) together with stuff anyone already have in the create room.

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Until next time, joyful crafting.

And P.S., hope you are going to return and pay a visit to again quickly to find out these kinds of types in the new playroom!

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