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STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
Cubes, 5", three
Sheets, two 36" x 12" x 1" (one sheet yields 3 squares); or six 12" x 12" x 1"
Other Materials:
Scrapbook paper pad, 12" x 12", heavier weight
Silk florals: green/pink hydrangea stems, six; green hydrangea leaves, 12
Serrated knife
Candle stub or paraffin
Dental floss (optional)
Pencil
Ruler
Scissors
Floral shears
Putty knife, 1"
Carpenter's level
Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
Liquid paper glue or stick-flat paste
Optional: Poster adhesive or small sawtooth hangers and nails
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| Instructions |
| Wall Art |
| 1. If using 12" x 12" x 1" squares, skip to Step 2. Using ruler and pencil, score foam sheet to create three, 12" x 12" squares. Wax serrated knife with an old candle. Holding foam sheet firmly on a flat surface, extend one end and cut across the score line, using knife like a saw. Or, try dental floss: Stand the sheet on its edge and hold a 20" length of dental floss along the scored line, positioning one hand at the bottom of the board and the other at the top; draw the dental floss down through the foam sheet along the scored line. Repeat, creating a total of six, 12" x 12" squares. |
| 2. Use putty knife to spread thin, even coat of paste onto one side of first foam square, or apply liquid glue. Center one sheet of paper on pasted foam; smooth paper with fingers. Repeat to cover all foam squares, each with a different pattern. |
| 3. Cut four 1" x 12" strips of paper to cover edges of each square; save scraps to cover foam cubes. Glue paper strips in place; let dry. |
| 4. Use level and poster adhesive to secure squares to wall. You may also glue sawtooth hangers to top center back of each foam square and hang with small nails. |
| Cubes |
| 1. Trace four sides of each foam cube onto paper scraps leftover from foam squares and cut out pieces. Adhere alternating papers to cubes in same way as squares; let dry. |
| 2. Use floral shears to trim hydrangea stems to 4" long. Use glue gun to glue and insert two stems into top of each paper-covered cube. |
| 3. Trim leaf stems. Glue and insert four leaves into top of each cube among hydrangea blossoms. Position and shape leaves to cover exposed foam at top of cube. |
Form No. 179-11241
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