Well, we had my Munchkins 4th birthday party today!! I stuck strong to the seal theme as best as I could. What do you think of my Rocking Seal?
I just used a couple of pieces of thin styrofoam and traced the shape of a seal on each. Then, I tried to spray paint it. It turns out, I am totally clueless when it comes to painting styrofoam. Did you guys know that it reacts to spray paint like THIS:
I went through a whole can of spray paint as I stubbornly refused to accept the fact that is was NOT going to work. I love the crater in the above picture....I think I thought if I just held it long enough, it would eventually work. It just dissolved away. But, I'm persistent. :-) Finally I gave up and painted them with some regular acrylic.
I attached them to the regular rocking horse with some thin wooden dowels (I just poked the dowels right through the foam) and I wrapped some mesh around the dowels to make them look a little bit more pretty. The seal rocker was a success at the party. And, I think we'll probably use the seals to adorn the Munchkins room later!!
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ReplyDeleteI wouldn't have known about the spray paint at all.
ReplyDeleteHe turned out great!!
Thanks for stopping by and following my blog! I'm following you too now. I look forward to more DIY crafting ideas from your posts, and I'll be sure never to spray paint styrofoam =).
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ReplyDeletelove the rocking seal. very cute and unique.
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Oh that is darling! I love seals. :) Arp, arp, arp! ;)
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Liz
What a cute idea! I've done the same thing -- try to spray paint Styrofoam. Didn't work for me either!
ReplyDeleteack! soooo cute! love it!
ReplyDeleteThat is so cute! I saw a duck rocker not that long ago - wish I had purchased.
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Allison
Atticmag
Oh my goodness! I thought I was the only person in the universe who tried to pull off a harbor seal birthday party. We had one last year for my seal obsessed daughter. She would DIE over the rocking seal! LOVE it. have to see more of your party.
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