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You are my Sunshine Sign

June 28, 2016 by Holly Gagnon Leave a Comment

I know most of us Mamma’s have sang “You are my Sunshine” to our babies when they were little.   Despite my kids age, it’s always been a favorite song in our house too and was the inspiration behind making this little ” You are My Sunshine” Sun Sign made from FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® Foams.

Unique DIY You are my Sunshine Sun Sign made from foam that is a perfect gift to make as a baby shower gift personalized with vinyl.

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You are my Sunshine Sun Sign

 

Since my FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® design team box this month was all about cones, I decided to create a faux sun using 3″ Foam Cones.   I’m not sure how I was exactly what  inspired to make a sun, but that is exactly what I did.   I think this You are My Sunshine Sun Sign would look so cute in a nursery or as a baby shower gift for any Mama to Be too.

 

How to make a faux sun out of foam

Since I didn’t have a foam disc  in the size I wanted,  I just cut my own out of FloraCraft® Foam Sheet.

How to make a faux sun out of foam

I then cut FloraCraft® Make It: Fun® 3″ cones in half and attached them on to the foam circle using hot glue.

 

How to make a faux sun out of foam and smooth finish

Since I wanted the sun to be smooth, I applied a few coats of  FloraCraft Smooth Finish® following the directions on the container.  This was my first time using the Smooth Finish and I was totally impressed on how well it works on the foam.

 

How to make a faux sun out of painted foam

After the Smooth Finish was dried ans sanded, I painted the sun yellow. Since I didn’t have the exact yellow I was looking for, which was a totally surprise to me since I have like ever color paint under the sun, I just mixed yellow and white together until I achieved the shade of yellow I desired.

 

You are my sunshine lettering cut with Silhouette CAMEO and white vinyl

 

I used my Silhouette CAMEO to cut out the lettering using white vinyl, weeded the letters then applied  it on to the front of the Sun,

Unique DIY You are my Sunshine Sun Sign made from foam that is a perfect gift to make as a baby shower gift personalized with vinyl.

 

I  completed the sun with some faux stitching and orange and yellow twine and button.  I think this You are My Sunshine Sun sign is definitely a unique gift that could be easily personalized for baby.

 

How to make a faux sun out of foam. All you need is hot glue, a foam circle foam cones, smooth finish and paint.

 

Holly Signature

 

Click on images to view more projects:

Faux Paper Succulents

DIY Wood Scrabble Blocks personalized with vinyl lettering

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Filed Under: Silhouette CAMEO, Tutorials Tagged With: DecoArt, Silhouette CAMEO, Tutorials, Vinyl

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