DIY! The B-I-G TEN!

This is one of those projects that may not get

me in the Crafting Hall of Fame

(is there even one of those...there must be!)

but it did get my in the

Mommy Hall of Fame...

and that is much more important!

My son recently celebrated his tenth birthday, and for the first time wanted very few decorations, etc. - I was reminded "I am going to be ten! I don't need that stuff anymore."
I was telling hm how important the tenth birthday was, and something must have clicked because, when I was brainstorming about what I was going to make with the
Styrofoam sheet and DecoArt's MagicKote and
he said "How about a big 10!"
Good thinking, my boy...so I did.

I have worked with Styrofoam balls and cones a lot but not a whole lot with sheets and cutting things out...so this project had a learning curve for me - not hard to do, just getting used to it.

I must add that I was also in a hurry...but you know what he loves this!

SUPPLIES

• Styrofoam Sheet
• DecoArt MagicKote
• Paint brush (I used an old Purdy paint brush - my crafts deserve a great brush too...just like my walls)
• DecoArt Americana Acrylic paint, Bahama Blue
• DecoArt Glamour Dust Fine Glitter Paint,
• Styrofoam cutting tool
• Rockler Bench cookies
• Number template (printed off my computer...see DIY IT!)
• I also found it useful to have a metal ruler or L-Square, straight pins, a cutting mat, , toothpicks/skewers and Styrofoam glue.

Optional:

• Photos
• Cardstock
• Krylon Spray Adhesive
• Party Flag Insert dies fro Lifestyle Crafts (used with Epic 6 Machine)
• Sticker (scrapbook) numbers
• Die cuts, ribbon for decorating.

DIY IT!

Go check out the full tutorial at The DIY Club

Cut around the numbers

 

Apply MagicKote

 

Paint all over. Let dry.

• So you want to see the difference the MagicKote makes ( I totally stole this idea from The DIY Show Off).

• On the left is without any MagicKote...on the right is with MagicKote. SO much easier to paint with MagicKote!

To finish it off...

• I printed out one photo of my sweet boy from each birthday.
• I backed the photo with card stock and slipped a skewer in between the layers.
• I used Krylon Spray Adhesive to attach this.

• I also used the party flag insert dies that go with my Lifestyle Crafts Epic 6 Letterpress Machine, and cut out a variety of shapes and then added the birthday number to correspond to the photo.
• I also added some trim and ribbon to dress it up!

It seems complicated but it is really pretty simple...and even if it was complicated I would do it again and again...Joe loved his display and was so proud to show everyone.

Have you crafted any special birthday surprises lately?