Abstract Art

I don't remember how I found this web site http://www.styrofoamcrafts.com but I saw some wall art that I thought I could easily make one for our wall. Little did I know that it would take me about 4 months to finish it and 1 month to finally hang it. It seemed simple enough, Styrofoam and scrapbook paper, some glue and poof you have some nice art to hang on your wall. Wrong... first finding the exact size and thickness of foam was impossible in the wonderful small town of Flagstaff. So I had a friend look in Phoenix for me, still no luck. After buying what I thought would work, it was more poster board than foam and this did not work at all. I slept on it for awhile, hence the months it took to finish. I then bought what I could find at the local craft store and made due with what I had.

Here is what I printed out from the web site to help me cut the foam.

Once I cut the foam into the shapes and sizes I wanted, I set them out many times till I found the design I wanted. Then numbered them and took a picture so I could come back to the layout.

I picked out scrapbook paper from the local craft store, I tried to pick colors that match our living room and dining room. I did not read the instructions very well, you were supposed to leave enough room around the edges to be able to fold over the paper. I did not do this, I cut the paper to match the exact shape and size of the foam. Thus leaving the edges white, so I painted them black. I like the way it turned out!

The best thing I found to make the paper stick to the foam and the foam stick to the other pieces of foam was spray adhesive for Styrofoam. I recommend this product for anything that you want to use to have anything stick to anything. The only way I could get it off my hands was, now do not laugh was windex. :)

I sprayed both the paper and the foam then waited about a minute or two for it to become tacky, then I was careful while placing the paper on the foam. Once the sticky sides are together there is no getting them apart.

I placed books and heavy items along the thicker parts of the foam and left them there for a couple of days. I half wanted to make sure it stuck and half forgot.

To hang the art, I held it on the top to find the "center" of the piece. I used a picture hanger with a round, flat bottom and a hoop at the top. I cut into the foam and sprayed the hanger with the adhesive, then shoved it into the foam. I clamped this for about 24 hours. Then Ben and I hung it...

I am so happy I stuck with this and got it finished. It looks good on the wall where it now hangs. I am very proud of this piece of art, maybe next time it will not take me so long to finish it.

Our master bathrrom

We have high ceilings and weird angles in our master bathroom. This was one room that I wanted a punch of color. As you can see we had a hard time picking out a color...

My sister Daniella and I finally picked a bright blue and figured we would just paint one side of the bathroom as the mirror makes it feel like two walls are painted.

We had to get the big ladder out and Ben had to once again climb up and paint the tall walls.

 I love the color, it is very bright and welcoming. This bathroom is a work in progress, as I still don't have the design I want. We will see if I keep the color or go crazy and paint something different... of course I would have to do this when Ben is gone.


Here is the final product.