DIY Project: Record Art
Making stuff is the best. However, I need a good reason to take on DIY projects because unfortunately, my fun plans are bigger than my ability to actually carry them out. SO since yesterday was my friend’s birthday, I had an excuse to try a project that I’ve been dying to work on. And what could be better than to make her something special from my little heart? Look what she made me for my birthday! A book of our 12 Days of Christmas illustrations.
{thoughtful + adorable}
I wanted to give her something unique + handmade, so I turned to some inspiration. Elsie Larson of A Beautiful Mess posted a really creative DIY Project: Song Lyric Wall Art. It’s a cool idea — take a song lyric and spell it out in letter stickers overtop a painting. Then cover the whole image in spray paint. Once the paint dries, peel off the stickers so the painting is revealed in the letters.
BUT aside from the spray paint, I didn’t have any of those other things. Time to be resourceful.
Step 1: Supplies! White spray paint, an old record + artist tape. You can really use whatever you want. I chose a record because honestly, it was all that I had! The artist tape comes in all sorts of sizes, but a thin one works best. I always have some lying around because I like to think I’m crafty.
Also, you must find a wonderful quote. I went with her favorite author and selected a line from Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, Season of Mists: ” ‘The devil made me do it.’ I have never made one of them do anything. Never. ” ~ Lucifer
Step 2: I wrote the quote out in pencil first, that way it was easy to trace it over in tape.
Step 3: Trace over in tape…
Step 4: Spray! Cover the entire surface in paint. But it’s so annoying, you have to lightly coat and allow it to dry for a minute, then spray another light coat and so on. This took about 100 coats … or forever.
Step 5: Allow the paint to dry for 20 – 30 minutes and then peel away the tape.
It’s probably a good idea to cover with a protective finish. I used shellac.
But that’s it! Yay! I like how it turned out.
~Joy
