Monday, July 22, 2013

DIY Giant Polaroid

We wanted to create a giant polaroid as a version of a photo booth for my sister Laura's wedding.
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 For this Project you'll need:
2 pieces of foam core board
(actually 1 is sufficient, but I wanted a bit more space, for bigger groups)
measuring tool
pen
exacto knife
tape (if using two boards)
printed text/shapes
mod podge
foam brush
I just decided what dimensions looked right to me, but I ended up with the 3 sides at 4 1/4 inches and the bottom border at 9 1/2 inches.
I cut one board in half and used the unused half as a straightedge.  I measured and drew the line I wanted to cut.



Then I used an exacto knife and tried my best to cut straight.  It takes a lot of hand strength.


Then I taped the pieces together using packing tape.


I then cut out the words and heart I had printed and positioned them.


Then I used mod podge on the front and back of the paper to glue it down.


We didn't know if there was a way to hang it in the (gym) reception hall, so we brainstormed and came up with the idea of handles on the back.  I cut wide ribbon and hot glued it on.


It was a great success!  Here are some of the guests participating in the fun!
  



I love, LOVE that people got into it - it was so much fun!  If you were at the wedding and took your own photos - post them in the comment section below!!





12 comments:

  1. Hey! How long did this take you to make? Just curious! Thanks!!

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    1. It was done in one evening, but probably took a couple of hours.

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    2. What was the size of the foam board that you bought and where did you get it from? Thanks! This was very helpful!

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    3. I got the foam board from Hobby Lobby but I'm not sure what the dimensions were.

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  2. nice... what were the final dimensions?

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  3. What was the size of the foam board that you bought and where did you get it from? Thanks! This was very helpful!

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  4. Thank you so much! What size font did you use?

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  5. Hi ladies. So I did it in a foam size 32x40 and it worked fantastic. Also, I used the font call Plain Jane. I wish I could publish a pic of the one I made. By the way, I used a 10 inches space at the bottom and the letter size was 3inches each in cricut machine. I used transparent school glue to paste each letter. I didn't print it in a white sheet.

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  6. HI i have a brown carton and I want to make it white. Shall I paste the white paper using modge podge. Pour in your ideas pls

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    1. If I understand right, my suggestion would be to spray paint your brown carton first, let dry and then use the white paper and mod podge. Good luck!

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