Merry Monday Link Party 121

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Make Your Own Coloring Book

Coloring is a fun and cathartic activity. Adult coloring books are all the rage right now but kids have been loving the fun forever. A new coloring book and a fresh box of crayons light up a child’s face like Christmas Day. Instead of rushing out to buy a fresh one, here is a tutorial to make your own coloring book. This is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or your friends).

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Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

 

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Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Materials

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 1

Use your book to measure the cover paper by tracing around it with a pencil.

Tip:

  • If your paper has a “right-side” up, make sure your book is aligned accordingly when measuring.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 2

Cut out the traced cover.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 3

Place a strip of double-sided tape on the left edge of the cut out paper.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 4

Attach the cover paper to the front of your booklet by aligning the tape with the bound edge and pressing it firmly.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 5

Pull back the paper as pictured above.

Tip:

  • Keep it out of your way by placing a pair of scissors on the edge.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 6

Next, place more double-sided tape on the cover of the book.

Tip:

  • The best way to do this for maximum secureness is to cover the edges with strips of tape and create an “x” with tape in the center.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 7

Carefully smooth the cover paper over the tape.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 8

Next, measure the paper for your back cover on your second sheet of 12×12 paper. Again, do this by placing your book on it and tracing with your pencil.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 9

Cut out your back cover.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 10

Again, place tape on the side of the cover paper. This time, place it on the right side.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 11

Attach the cover to the back of the book.

Step 12

Pull back the paper as before.

Step 13

Place your tape on the back cover of the book a you did in step 6 above.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 14

Again, carefully smooth paper back over the cover.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 15

On one of your cut pieces of 12×12 paper scraps, measure a pocket for the inside cover of your book. See the picture above for reference.

Step 16

Cut out the paper for the pocket.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 17

Next, place double-sides tape on the sides and bottom of the paper.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 18

Attach the paper pocket to the inside of the front cover of your book.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 19

Stamp the front of each blank page in your book. These can be themed to fit the recipient’s tastes. They can also be as easy or as intricate as you would like. The stamps you choose and the patterns you create with them will determine this.

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

 

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Step 20 (Optional)

Add some stickers to the pocket in the front.

 

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

You can play up this coloring book in so many different ways. It’s awesome! You can even create more adult coloring books by creating intricate stampscapes or complex patterns. If you are feeling extra ambitious and creative, you can skip the scrapbook paper altogether. Instead, illustrate a custom cover with your own original design. Check out the other sweet papercrafts to keep the stamping fun going.

Make your own coloring book easily. It is perfect for a birthday gift or as a “just because” surprise for your kids (or yourself).

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Easy Foiled Family Wall Art

Home improvement doesn’t always need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. You can improve your space with some paint, by rearranging furniture, or by updating your wall art. Big changes are coming to our home some of which have already started, like the master bedroom, and some still being planned. The living room is the next big project after the bedroom and it all revolves around this DIY easy foiled family wall art. You can make your own to inspire you to revamp your living room, too!

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Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

 

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Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Materials

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 1

Remove the packaging from your canvas.

Step 2

Mix some red and white paint together until you get your desired color of pink. I went for a gorgeous hot pink but you can choose what shade fits your style.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 3

Cover your entire canvas thickly with the pink paint. Do not let dry before moving on to the next steps.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 4

Immediately add some drops of white paint at random places on your canvas and brush into streaks.

Tip:

  • Do not over-brush it or it will blend with the pink paint.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 5

Next, add yellow to your pink paint (not on your canvas) and mix to get an orange shade.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 6

Dip your brush into the orange paint and carefully add orange streaks randomly to your painting.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 7

Put 2-3 dots of red paint onto your canvas and streak it as you did with the white paint in step 4.

Step 8

Allow the paint to dry completely.

Tip:

  • This will take a few hours because of the thick amounts of paint added. I recommend allowing your canvas to dry overnight.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

 

Step 9

After your painting has dried, add your foil adhesive in random streaks across your canvas.

Note:

  • Do not cover the entire canvas.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 10

Allow the adhesive to dry until tacky (roughly 2-3 minutes).

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 11

Place foil pieces over the adhesive streaks.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 12

Press foil gently in place using a dry paint brush. Let site for a minute or two.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 13

Again, gently, brush the excess foil off of your canvas with the dry paint brush.

Tip:

  • This will be messy so I recommend doing it on a surface covered with newspaper to make cleanup easier.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 14

Next, brush the foil sealant over the foil.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 15

Allow the sealant to dry.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 16

Add your letter “M” to the center of your painting.

Tip:

  • If you have trouble getting it to stick, add some Mod Podge to the back of it before attaching.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 17

Add the rest of your letters one at a time, working out from the “M”. Allow Mod Podge to dry if using it to adhere your letters.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Step 18 (Optional)

Add a sealing coat of Mod Podge to your entire canvas.

 

Home improvement doesn’t need to mean ripping down walls or adding new flooring. Make this DIY easy foiled family wall art to inspire your own revamp!

Your wall art is finished as soon as your sealing coat is dry. If you would like, you can cover the edges of your canvas with paint. You can also get it framed to finish it off. I like the raw edges of the canvas and intend to keep it that way. As always, do what fits your style. You can also find more DIY ideas to improve your space on the Home Décor page!

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