It’s Spring Break this week so I’m busy with my family, but didn’t want to leave my blog unattended all week. So, I thought it might be fun to re-post one of my first posts when hardly anyone knew this blog existed!
This is one of my favorite easy projects and I love silhouettes. It seems like they’re everywhere!
Source: Jones Design Company
And, probably like you, I’ve seen all sorts of ways to make them myself. Everything from using Photoshop to printing out pictures and tracing the cut-out image on to black paper. That’s the method I’m using today because, frankly, I get frustrated with computer programs and going “old school” is often my method of choice. :)
Their hair was a little crazy because they had just been swimming, but it doesn’t matter because you can do just about anything you want with the image after you print it out.
I forgot to adjust my print options but if I were to do it again, I would just print black and white on the lowest resolution to save printer ink.
After you print out the picture, start cutting.
Someone wanted in on the picture taking! Maybe next time we’ll do your silhouette, Boomer!
I decided to use some pretty scrapbooking paper for a little color since I’m placing these silhouettes on a shelf in my built-in.
And, there you have it! A very easy project. However, I kept it very simple because I didn’t add any embellishments to their hair. I’ve noticed on other silhouettes that they have had fun with the hair with bows or little spikes. I didn’t do that because it didn’t seem true to my kids style. My daughter is not a hairbows and fancy kind of girl, so I kept her hair simple the way she wears it.
So cute! I’m glad you decided to repost this.
This is sooo awesome! Markus and I got ours done on our honeymoon and I have really wanted to add Little Child’s for years. You just saved me so much money and gave me a fun afternoon project!