Okay! What are we making today?: You know that quote that flashes through you mind all the time? Or the one that keeps popping up on Facebook, the one that you don't want to forget? Well this project makes it so you can have that special quote somewhere in your house, in a creative way.
What you'll need:
- Large pieces of broken glass or mirror (I used mirror)
- Paint, what ever color(s) you like
- Toothpicks
- Wire
- Sticky Notes
- A dish or plate for the paint to be poured into
- Your (or your friend's) favorite quote
Step One:
Begin by making sure you have enough room on your pieces of glass or mirror for your quote. Figure out how small the font has to be. Think it all through before starting to write at all. Using some paper and a pencil you can trace the glass and practice how your quote will be arranged. Your quote doesn't have to fit on just one piece of glass. By using wire we will attach multiple pieces at the end.
Step Two:
Use a sticky note (or how ever many you need, to get all the way across the glass) as a bottom line. This will keep your writing straight and even.
Step Three:
Hopefully by now you've already figured out how your quote will be arranged. Things to know before painting are: which words will go on what line, how much space between lines, how many pieces of glass will be used, and so on.
Once you have figured that all out, with your sticky note as a guild you can write your first word. I poured my paint onto a little dish. Make sure it doesn't spread too thinly on the dish. You'll need it to cover the tip of your toothpick. The toothpicks serve as paintbrushes. I was able to write in neat handwriting (VERY SLOWLY) with the toothpick as my tool, and the paint as my ink. I have to re-dip my toothpick maybe two or three times for each letter and as you will see my letters are very small. Now you understand why this is a project for the patient.
After you've done your first line (in my case it was only one word) you need to let it dry a little. Otherwise it may get goofed up when you remove the sticky note. One thing that I should mention is that for letters that go below the writing line such as 'y', 'q', and 'p' just paint the top of them, and after it has dried and the sticky note has been removed, finish with the stem.
After your first line is done and dried, move the sticky note down for the next line of script. If you got too much paint on the sticky note from the first line I suggest using a new one otherwise it may smear all over the glass. Make sure when positioning the sticky note that you keep it straight, and parallel with the line of script above it. I use a ruler for that.
Two lines done! |
Almost done! |
That's so cute! I love it!
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