Red and White Sweet 16 Wall Art
Celebrate a milestone birthday with this glittery, red-and-white sweet 16 Styrofoam wall art display. Make in four easy steps!
Materials:
- STYROFOAM* Brand Foam:
- Alphabet Soup Letters, 6" x 1" (FloraCraft®): S, W, E (two), T
- Alphabet Soup Numbers, 6" x 1" (FloraCraft): 1, 6
- Smooth Finish™ Paint for STYROFOAM: red; white
- Double-sided or hook-and-loop tape, or small nails
- Iridescent glitter
- Pencil
- Medium flat paintbrush
- Disposable palette
- Water basin
- Ruler
- Paper towels
Instructions:
- Place foam letters in order on work surface. Use pencil to draw two wavy lines across all letters, about 2" apart (indicated by pink area in photo).
- Follow manufacturer's instructions to apply two coats Smooth Finish Paint in white to foam numbers. While second coat is still wet, sprinkle numbers with glitter. Let dry.
- In same way as numbers, paint and sprinkle glitter on top third of each foam letter. Mix small amount red into larger amount of white to make light pink; paint center area of each letter. Mix more red into remaining light pink to make dark pink; paint bottom third of each letter. Let dry completely.
- Attach foam shapes to non-porous surface using double-sided or hook-and-loop tape; for other surfaces, press shapes onto small nails to hang.
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