So, I think I mentioned I’ve been working on designing an art studio for kids at a friends home. It’s been a pretty huge undertaking that will be completed this Friday, when the family returns from out of town. It’s a 20×20 white space that was pretty seriously trashed when I started. The first week was organization and clean up. Week two, this week, is all about the details. The family has a rock and roll vibe so I made a skull and cross bone stencil from their doormat and plan to stencil it in random spots on the cement floor. We’ll see how that goes. Fingers crossed. And then, after a week and a half of waiting for ocean colored chalkboard paint to arrive from Hudson Paints for the back wall of the studio-still no sign of it, grrr-I turned to Martha Stewart for her DIY version. I hit the paint store tomorrow at 8. Wish me luck!
I may have made this a little more complicated than necessary, but hey, that’s one of my specialties. First I drew the skull and bones on paper and cut it all out. Then I taped all the parts to oaktag so I could trace them and make sure everything was in the right spot. I taped each bit down so they didn’t slip around while tracing.
Then I taped an old folder the the back of the tracing so when I busted out with the exacto knife I didn’t scratch the table. (for the second time. oops. Sorry Ev)
I cut out the parts with an exacto. Lookin good.
There you have it folks. I’ll be spray painting tomorrow. We’ll see how it goes…
thanks for giving up the step by step. it makes attempting something like you did not so scarey!! skull and cross bones!!! motivational.