We recently moved our elder boy into what was our study so that our boys could have their own rooms. We couldn't afford to re-decorate but fortunately the colour scheme was already black, white and grey (which he was really excited about as he's convinced it is light blue!), so we could work with it. I decided it would be nice to add something to one of the walls so I had a go at making some blackboard wall stickers, and I'm rather pleased with how they've turned out. If you fancy having a go here's the method I used...
You will need:
Book film
Scissors
Pen
Paintbrush
Blackboard paint
Method:
Step 1 - On the back of the book film draw the shape that you would like your sticker to be. I drew a freehand car but you could use a template of your chosen shape if you have one. (If the space where you want your sticker to go is a very presise size or unusual shape you might want to measure the space first so you can make the sticker to size).
Step 2 - Cut around your shape but leave a thick border (as in the picture below).
Step 3 - Turn the book film over so the shiny side is now on top and paint on the blackboard paint right up to the edges of the rough cut out (this will ensure that the paint is neat around the edges once you've cut out your actual shape). You might need to pin the film down to stop it springing up whilst you paint, I used a plastic tiger and a clothes peg...
Step 4 - Leave to dry.
Step 5 - Apply a second coat of paint.
Step 6 - Leave to dry.
Step 7 - Turn the book film back over so that you can see your outline on the backing and cut it out.
Step 8 - Peal off the backing a stick on the wall.
Now I just have to refrain from covering the whole room with them!
