The first one I'll share ended up being one of the biggest bang for your buck decorations I've ever made (second to my favorites of favorites: the tissue poof poof):
Cheap Cardboard Cityscape
Total cost: 3.98 per cityscape
Time about 30 minutes/cityscape (give or take)
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SUPPLIES:
1 Black Project board (you know, for like science projects) ($2.99 @ walmart)
1 sheet reflective, metallicy paper (glitter paper would be cool too) mine was 0.99 @ JoAnn's
Box Cutter
Double-sided tape or glue
Total cost: 3.98 per cityscape
Time about 30 minutes/cityscape (give or take)
SUPPLIES:
1 Black Project board (you know, for like science projects) ($2.99 @ walmart)
1 sheet reflective, metallicy paper (glitter paper would be cool too) mine was 0.99 @ JoAnn's
Box Cutter
Double-sided tape or glue
1) Draw on your city. I was nervous about this but really whatever you do works. I made no spaces in between buildings smaller than 1.5 inches, just for cutting ease, and I just tried to vary the shapes and sizes. You can slant a few sides or even curve some (trust me, you can be pretty free-form with this, just try to make your sides straight (a ruler will come in quite handy here!) I only came down about 1/3 of the board ever since I knew I was using mine as a backdrop for cakes and stuff.
2) Cut out your design using box cutter or razor knife (same thing?).
3) Prepare your windows by cutting 1" x 1" squares (lots and lots of them!) If you have a paper-cutter this will be awesomely more easy!
4) Tape/glue on your windows. I start from the top down and trickle down getting thinner as I reach the bottom of my lowest space. I think it looks more realistic if you are sporadic and don't have a window in every single space (some lights would be off, right?). I found this to be the most time-consuming step!
Well, there you have it, I am certain you will not be disappointed with the results here, they look really really cool! I made 4 and used 2 on each food table as a backdrop (plus one set blocked off my dirty kitchen where all the "work" was being done, BONUS!
These are big enough that they could be part of a photo backdrop for a kids party, I'm thinking of trying to get my girls to take a superhero pic in front of mine before I put it all away!
Stay tuned for more Superhero party goodness to come!
Linking up with Skip to My Lou, Today's Creative Blog, Schwin & Schwin
2) Cut out your design using box cutter or razor knife (same thing?).
3) Prepare your windows by cutting 1" x 1" squares (lots and lots of them!) If you have a paper-cutter this will be awesomely more easy!
4) Tape/glue on your windows. I start from the top down and trickle down getting thinner as I reach the bottom of my lowest space. I think it looks more realistic if you are sporadic and don't have a window in every single space (some lights would be off, right?). I found this to be the most time-consuming step!
Well, there you have it, I am certain you will not be disappointed with the results here, they look really really cool! I made 4 and used 2 on each food table as a backdrop (plus one set blocked off my dirty kitchen where all the "work" was being done, BONUS!
These are big enough that they could be part of a photo backdrop for a kids party, I'm thinking of trying to get my girls to take a superhero pic in front of mine before I put it all away!
Stay tuned for more Superhero party goodness to come!
Linking up with Skip to My Lou, Today's Creative Blog, Schwin & Schwin
Great job! Did you diy the gold piece behind the backdrop, too?
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