I got crafty with the cardboard a couple of months ago, to make giant letters for my sister in law's wedding. Here are some images to show how simple they are to make.
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1:Hand drawn letters cut out from a cardboard box ( all bottom edges are flat so they don't roll!) |
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2: Rough cardboard bases, held together with brown tape.
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3: paper mache layer |
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4: Finally a layer of polyfilla and white paint.
& Others.....
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Table numbers made for my wedding using the same process. |
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A present for my sister at the polyfilla stage.
and below all moved in.
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