(Yes, I know it is off center and is missing the rest of the pictures that go around it...I was just so excited, I got in a hurry to take the picture before I finished hanging the others!)
I first saw the idea on pinterest and followed the directions they gave, but have some suggestions for "next time" that would make this a WHOLE lot easier!
First things first, you pick out the picture you want and you put it on a jump drive.
Next, you drive yourself (and your jump drive to Office Depot).
In their printing section you have to ask for an "engineer print." The downside is that, unless you want to pay big bucks, they only print in black and white. I actually wanted my picture black and white but if you wanted yours in color that would have to be a decision you would have to make.
The very nice people at office depot will take your jump drive and open the picture for you to verify and then, WA-LA! just like that you have a 24 x 36 inch print! Ours cost $2.04 because the lady gave us a coupon code to use.
You will notice that there are lines in your picture...that is because they use the blueprint paper to print your picture. I promise, once it is on the wall you can't really even tell! And, hey, for $2.04 it doesn't have to be perfect!
The next step is to get some foam board. We happened to have ours laying around from an old project, so we didn't have to go buy one. However, to buy one all you have to do is visit your local hardware store. They come in REALLY big sheets that you will be able to use many times over and the full sheet costs around $10.
Crop your photo if necessary and measure.
Then cut your foam board (outside because it will make a HUGE mess...and I found that a steak knife is the easiest and cleanest method for cutting) to be about 1 1/2 inch LESS than the size of your photo. This is so that you can wrap the extra around the sides to give the official photo canvas look.
**If you would rather, the website I got the idea from suggested cutting the picture to fit the front of the foam exactly and painting the sides of the foam with black paint. To me, this was a little too time consuming and I liked the real canvas look better, but it's completely up to you!
Next, you have a couple of choices on how to make your picture stick to the foam. I used spray glue from wal-mart (some where around $2.50) and sprayed my foam and laid my picture on top of it. Then I turned it over and used packing tape to seal the sides down on the back.
After having seen the results of several "bubbles" from the glue, next time I am going to simply lay the photo upside down, place the foam on top and use packing tape from the back to make the picture stick.
Once the picture is in place, you are ready to hang it on the wall!
I just used some extra packing tape to create a sort of "handle" that would catch on a nail. The foam board is extremely light so you can pretty much attach it any way you'd like!
Now you can sit back and enjoy your new, expensive-looking wall art without breaking the bank!!
What other creative ideas do you have involving pictures in your home??
-Kristy
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