A super-easy DIY photo backdrop
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I have a thing for photobooths. If there’s a party that I don’t really want to go to, but I know that there will be a photobooth or a photo backdrop - then I'll go. I think the thing I like most about photobooths is the fact that you and your friends can take selfies together (groupies?) and have that moment together forever. And yes, I do know how cheesy I sound!
When I was in New York this summer I had a huge creative surge. I wanted to be craftier, artsier, and just feel more inspired. I knew that Geni from Pink Owl Photography was having an open house when I got home from New York, so I texted her on a whim and asked if she needed someone to make her a photo backdrop. She said that she had been stressing over that fact that she didn’t have a photo backdrop yet, so the job was officially mine. I was so excited! Not only did I confirm the fact that there would be a photo backdrop (although I would go to Geni's party any day anyway!!) but I was going to be in charge of making the photo backdrop cute. If you know me or have read the blog long enough then you know that I am not crafty. I can do simple things like cut and glue, and I'm proud of our easiest DIYs, but as soon as we get into learning new techniques then forget about it.
I don’t mean to brag, but I am very proud of my photo backdrop. I think it turned out swimmingly and I am proud to show it off - unlike most of my crafts. The instructions are posted below, and if you’re a "wanna be crafter" like me, don’t fret - you can totally pull this off too!
Supplies:
paper (we used poster paper because we liked the sturdiness, and it’s inexpensive) Martha Stewart circle cutter hot glue gun fishing line duck tape
Directions:
{1} Use a Martha Stewart Paper Cutter to cut your circles. This tool is very simple to use and made cutting circles less daunting. We cut our circles with a 5 inch and 3 inch diameter, but that is totally your preference. We cut circles until our paper ran out.
{2} Measure your fishing line to the height that you need. Ours were 8 feet long, because that was the height we needed based on the ceiling height of the room, where we would be taping ours, and if we wanted feet to show.
{3} Randomly place circles along the fishing line until you achieve a well balanced looking strand. Emphasis on “random” - the more random the circles are placed then the cuter the entire backdrop will be. At least we think so.
{4} Hot glue your circles onto your fishing line. As your 4th grade teachers said, "less is more."
{5} Continue steps 2-4 until you run out of paper or have the amount of strands you need.
{6} Decide whether to hang your backdrop from ceiling or wall. We cut strips of white poster paper and glued the ends of our strands to that piece. We fit approximately 4 strands on each strip with 4 total strips. We then duck taped the strips to the ceiling. *helpful hint* the strands are heavy will fall off the ceiling unless you use a lot of duct tape! Ignore your 4th grade teacher, more is better in this case! ;]
Thanks for reading! If you end up making this photo backdrop, be sure to tweet or instagram us a picture!!
If you have any questions, feel free to leave them in the comments.
xox, chloe
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