Comments on: diy project: custom paper silhouettes

By: Destinee

Destinee — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:46:56 +0000

so cute! im going to make this for my mother for xmas!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:51:33 +0000

I just found this article in Real Simple, May 2009. I have always loved silhouettes since my first one was made when I was in Kindergarten. I still have it 49 years later. I would like to share two ideas. I am a 30 year first grade teacher. My favorite mother’s day gift is a silhoutte project I help my first graders make. I take each of the kids pictures with an instant polaroid camera. The child’s face is on one side of the picture and the back of the instant picture is naturally black. I use a small pair of cuticle scissors to cut around the face. When you’re done cutting, turn the picture over and miraculously you have an instant silhouette to use as you like. The second idea I’ve used for silhouettes is when celebrating the President’s during the month of February, you always see Washington and Lincoln in black silhouette. My whole school made life size head silhouettes of every student in our school and hung them over their locker. It looked so cool. We had fun guessing who was who and had them hanging during conferences when parents were there. It was one awesome sight!

By: emily

emily — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:14:10 +0000

we made these for mother’s day with our own variation. we cut out the actual photo and spray painted it black. turned out great! just another suggestion… less supplies…

By: Bronte

Bronte — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:59:02 +0000

I like to make silhouettes for MD gifts. However, I have to use actual shadows and would like a way of making them smaller. Any ideas welcome.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:34:33 +0000

What a wonderful project! Thanks for sharing. I will have to try this.

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:23:17 +0000

I have been wondering how to do this and this is a great tutorial! Thanks!

By: caitlin

caitlin — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 10:05:52 +0000

thanks so much for putting this up, i have been thinking how much id love a silohuette of my kids , but figured no one does that now days, so i am rapt and cant wait to start