Thursday, September 20, 2012

5 Minute Silhouettes: The Disney Version

The {finished} craft hutch was begging for a little art, 
and when I stumbled upon this, inspiration struck.


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 (by Pumbaa, not the misspelling of his name)

A quick google image search found just what I wanted, and it got cropped and printed.
Blowing it up to a bigger size makes it blurry and pixelated, but no need to be discouraged -
the basic shape is all we're after.


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"He's a big pig, you can be a big pig too."

Here's the part where somebody tells me there are fancy machines 
that can cut this kind of stuff, but those are for people who have lots of extra money.
For the rest of us scissors work just fine, especially if you make the tail a bit thicker (doh!)
and thereby easier to cut.


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"Pumbaa, with you, everything's gas." -Timon

You can totally skip a step and use black cardstock but 1. I didn't have any and 2. plain computer paper is so much easier to cut intricate shapes because it's thinner and 3. I didn't have any.

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Glued on to a piece of paper and stuck in a cheap dollar store frame from the closet, it's a great reminder for my anxiety prone, easily overwhelmed self to Ha-kuna Ma-tata, Ha-kuna Ma-tata.


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"Slimy yet satisfying."

15 comments:

Auntie Bliss said...

I'm awestruck!
Do it again!

Auntie Bliss said...

how come the paper didn't curl when you had it wet?

Cerise said...

Great idea!

rebecca @ older and wisor said...

The paint is thick enough that curling isn't usually a problem. The super thin parts curled ever so slightly this time, but once you put it under a frame, the glass smooshes everything down - problem solved.

doodlebugmom said...

I love it!

Jen S. said...

I've said if before, and I'll say it again....you are so super creative! I ♥ your ideas! This is awesome! :)

Heidi Sistad said...

Love!

Elizabeth Downie said...

LOVE this!!! Once again you've blown my mind!! You are truly gifted.

Kristie Maynard said...

Very cool. Yes there are machines for that and I have one of them, BUT you also would have to have the cartridge and they can be pretty expensive. I think you did a great job!

Nothy Lane said...

Oh I love this!!! I am going to make one for myself- maybe a sewing machine or a needle and thread! Thanks for posting this...

Dawn said...

great idea ... again!

Dawn said...

oh, and you have mad cutting skills. my stuff always looks like a kinderfartener did it!

Laura at Ms. Smartie Pants said...

I'm just saying paper should quiver at the sight of you! Once agin, you did it!

lisbonlioness said...

One word: LOVE!!!

sharon said...

what a hoot...i bet i could do it with a cow! after all, you can take a gal out of the country but you can't take the country out of the gal...just sayin'.