Welcome guests to the table with this green apple wall art. It feels like home and it's finger lickin' good.
Materials:
- STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
- Sheets, 36" x 12" x 1" (one sheet yields 3 squares); or 12" x 12" x 1" square
- Photorealistic apple paper, 12" x 12" sheets (model shown uses Green Apples by Paper Pizzazz)
- Decorative ribbon, such as grosgrain or velvet, 1" x 1-1/2 yds. per square
- Serrated knife
- Candle stub or paraffin
- Dental floss (optional)
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Scissors
- Putty knife, 1"
- Carpenter's level
- Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
- Liquid paper glue or stick-flat paste
- Poster adhesive or small sawtooth hangers and nails
Steps:
- If using 12" x 12" x 1" squares, skip to Step 2. Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin. Measure and cut each foam sheet into three 12" squares. Or, use 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.
- 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.
- Beginning and ending at one lower corner, use glue gun to secure ribbon around edges of each foam square; trim excess, allowing a bit of overlap.
- Use level and poster adhesive to secure squares to wall as shown, or glue sawtooth hanger to top center back of each foam square and hang with small nails.
TIPS:
- Heavier paper and cardstock will deliver smoother results.
- While glue is wet, the paper might appear wavy. As glue dries, the paper will smooth out.
- STYROFOAM Brand Foam is very forgiving. If the paper square does not meet the edges of the foam square exactly, run the edge of the foam square along a tabletop, compressing the foam.
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