I saw a picture online a couple of weeks ago of a little plaque that someone had made for Halloween. They made little ghosts out of their children's footprints. It was adorable and looked really easy so little D and I decided to make our own!
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This is the plaque I saw online.
I got a small wooden plaque at Hobby Lobby for $1.47 and spray painted it black.
Then I got some black paint, some white paint, and googly eyes to make our ghosts. I already had ribbon so we just got to work!
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We got down to just our diaper so we didn't get paint on our clothes.
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Then we painted his little feet and got ready to stamp! He did really well - he just pulled his feet back some so one footprint is a little faint while the other's toes look funny because mom was still trying to press down while he was already clearly done! :)
I let everything dry, then glued on the eyes, then made mouths with some black paint & the end of a pencil and then I used my Silhouette machine to cut some green vinyl to add to it.
Then I took some Halloween ribbon and glued it to a larger purple ribbon to create a border. I glued that to the back of the plaque to hang it.
Then I added a little orange bow and a jack-o-lantern embellishment to the center of the bow and we were all done.
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Isn't it cute? I'm really pleased with how it came out. I think the different "styles" of ghosts give it character and a story to tell (of how it was made).
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And you can see a little more of the ribbon hanger here. I just love it!
I think he did amazingly well on his first craft and only being 6 weeks old! :)
1 comment:
How precious! I think I will do turkey thumbs!!!!
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