The perfect Holiday gift for the dog-obsessed person in your life. I give you: Canine CutUps.
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon this Etsy shop and rather than dropping forty big ones, decided to put my crafty skills to the test. DIY, onward!
Time: 1 hour
Cost: Less than $5 (not including the frame)
TOOLS & SUPPLIES
5-6 sheets of decorative paper
Dog template
Scissors
Exacto knife
Cutting board
Glue stick
STEPS
1. Find your dog template. To make things easier (read: cheat) I simply printed off the breeds I wanted from the original Etsy shop that way the fur and muscle shading was already done for me.
2. Using your Exacto blade knife, place your template on the cutting board and carefully cut out each shape. I found that it helps if you have a copy of the original next to you while you're doing this so that you can remember which piece goes where in the end.
3. Now that you have your template cut out, place each piece on the appropriate sheet of decorate paper and trace a light outline in pencil.
4. Grab your Exacto knife again and cut out your decorative paper shapes.
5. Organize the shapes in the final form to get an idea of where everything should be placed, then using a glue stick glue everything down in it's appropriate spot on your background paper.
6. Find a badass frame and ta-da!! C'est fini. I found that using the original Etsy shop dogs as templates, you will need at least an 8x10 frame to fit.
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