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All Just just about Your BathroomChristmas Decorating: Create A Lifelike Santa In Your Bathroom
by:
Johann Erickson
If you love to go all out with your Christmas decorating, here is a whimsical, innovational idea for your bathroom:
Materials needed:
White shower curtain, canvas, or fabric (a new canvas drop fabric works great)
Shower curtain liner (to protect curtain from moisture)
Projector*
Permanent black marker, sooner a thick one
Paint pens
Paint
Fiberfill or cotton balls
Santa hat
Black felt (about one yard)
2 red hand towels or red fabric
*If you can draw, you may not need the projector. If you are not artistically inclined, and do not already own a projector, see if you can borrow one.
Let's get started!
If you're exploitation fabric instead of a shower curtain, you'll need to do it standard shower curtain size, which is just about 72" x 72". Cut the fabric 73" x 73", fold each side over one half inch, press into place, and hem each side to do smooth edges. Purchase plastic rings (usually found near the curtain rods) and sew them to the top for shower curtain rings. If you don't already have a second rod, pick up a tension rod. They are cheap and simple to install.
The next step is finding a great image of Santa Clause. Look in coloring books, storybooks, or online. Once you find a image you like, blow it up on the projector until Santa looks life-sized. Hang the fabric or shower curtain on the wall or a door with thumbtacks or straight pins, and project the pictures onto it. Santa's knees should be just about 6" from the bottom of the shower curtain. Finish at the knees and do not draw the rest of the legs (you wish see why later).
Next, trace the pictures with a permanent black marker (put paper behind the curtain to support marker from oozing through). Fill in the details for Santa's face as well as another byzantine areas with the paint pens. Fill in his suit with paint. Nearly any kind of paint wish do, but craft paint is the least expensive.
In order to create a three dimensional effect, use fiberfill or stretched out cotton balls for Santa's hair and beard. Apply with regular school glue or use fabric glue. Use a real Santa hat instead of painting one. These can be found at dollar stores and discount stores for really little money. Just stitch the hat onto the curtain from the backside, or attach it with fabric glue.
Add a piece of black felt for Santa's belt. A real buckle does a good touch. You can move out a buckle from an old belt that you no longer wear and thread the felt through it, or you can purchase a used belt at a thrift store and just move out the buckle to use it for this project. Stitch the felt into place or apply with fabric glue.
Hang the curtain and tuck the bottom edge inside the tub. Santa's knees should line up closely with the edge of the tub.
Here's the actually fun part: Fold the red towels in half lengthwise and stitch or glue the sides together. If exploitation fabric, cut to the size of regular hand towels (not tip
towels) and proceed as directed above. Next, arrange the towels so that the attached edges are in the middle instead of on
the side then press into place with a warm iron. This seam should face the shower curtain so it won't show. Stitch or glue the towels to Santa's knees. Santa now has three-dimensional legs that swing once
the curtain moves!
Make mittens and boots from the leftover black felt. Attach the mittens to the curtain and the boots to the towels. Another neat idea is to set a pair of boots outside the tub and tuck the "legs" into the boots. This looks terrific and does the effect even as much dimensional. This idea is better used in the guest bathroom or on the day institution is coming, after everyone has showered, if used in the main bathroom (otherwise, you'll have to support moving the boots each time the tub is needed).
To do your shower curtain even as much festive, wrap small empty boxes to look like gifts and attach them to the curtain, or sew on bantam plastic ornaments or candy canes. Just use your imagination.
This is a fun, yet fairly simple project to complete, and you wish get lots of compliments on this unique, capricious decorating idea.
Just just about the author:
Johann Erickson writes for such sites as Online Discount Marketplace (http://www.onlinediscountmart.com) and TV Products 4 Less (http://www.tvproducts4less.com).
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