Create a interesting background to jazz up these pretty heart and butterfly wall cut outs
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Compass Babies cutouts |
Create a colour
wash in a wavy line shape, then apply your butterfly and heart cutouts
for a pretty floaty effect.
OR
Alternatively, you could
create a cloudy effect under the wavy line using the
Easy to use Cloud Painting Kit by Watercolor Walls
Each Cloudwash kit has everything you need included to paint clouds on
your walls.
Come see some pictures
You will need
Wall cut outs
Decorators masking tape. (You can find various widths)
White or pale coloured blackboard chalk
Paint Brushes and rollers
Wall paint and/or A
colour wash kit
Follow my direction on the right
Good luck, and if you use this technique, please send me photos of
it so I can include them in the website.
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your photos to me
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Create
the colour wash background using
one of these colours from Colorwash walls.
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Princess
Pink
Cloudy
Blue 
Sage
Was Here
Old Blue Jeans
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Below are some other sticker and wavy line murals
All found under 'Quick mural ideas'
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Need
some wall sticker inspiration?
Click
here to find great kid's wall stickers from these suppliers.
TIPS
Use chalk to mark your wavy line
on the wall. You can easily wipe it off and redraw it until you are satisfied
with the design
Keep your waves gentle so that the tape will be easy to bend.
It is very important that you allow the paint to dry thoroughly before applying your stickers. It may seem that the paint is dry on the surface, but underneath it may still be wet. Wait 3-5 days to be absolutely sure. If the paint is not dry, your stickers will fall off.
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To make a wavy line
1.Draw gentle curves lightly on the wall with chalk. You can wipe away the chalk if you don't like the layout and redraw until you are happy.Don't make the curves too tight as it will be difficult to bend the tape to shape.
2.Begin sticking the tape to the wall following your lines and coaxing the tape gently into shape around the curves.
3. Where there are little creases in the tape, flatten them down to stop paint from seeping under the tape
4.
Now create a colour wash or cloud effect in your chosen colours,
following the siple instructions included with the kit. Have a
look at some of the colours on the left. These would look lovely
with the heart and butterfly cut outs.
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5.
Allow the paint to dry before gently removing the tape to reveal
the wavy line. Alternatively, you could also paint another co-ordinating colour above your tape. When you remove the tape you will have a thin line dividing the two colours. Use wider tape for a wider line.
6. Now take your butterfly and heart cutouts and apply the butterflies to the high and low points of the line. Arrange the hearts and flowers in a pleasing group to create a focal point above the head of the bed/crib or other area you may like to highlight. You're
done!
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