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Childrens Furniture
Children’s bedroom furniture and nursery furniture can help turn a bland and boring bedroom into a fun and cozy retreat. Since there is a wide range of designs and materials available, you can find the perfect children’s furniture for your...
Clay Pot Craft - Making a Bell for Your Porch
Clay pot crafts are a cute way to make home decorations. In clay pot crafts, clay flower pots can be crafted into a variety of decorative things that appeal to gardeners. Usually, the crafter begins with new pots. The pots are often decorated...
Custom Jewelry, Informationa and Buying Tips
Custom Jewelry, Information And Buying Tips. Custom jewelry includes any jewelry that is made according to design details provided by the buyer. There are various reasons why jewelry buyers opt for custom jewelry instead of buying standard...
Embossed Votive Holder Shade
Embossed Votive Holder Shade Create the look of a Stained Glass Votive Holder Supplies Needed: Most items can be found in the Scrap booking/Stamping section of your local craft store. Straight-Sided Clear Glass Votive Holder ...
Family Memory Journal
A family memory journal is a fun, easy way to preserve family memories. A couple of years ago I was sorting through a pile of unused journals (many given to me as presents!) and was trying to come up with a way to put them to good use. One...
Harry Potter Makes Lesson Plans Exciting
With magic and mystery inspired by the Harry Potter stories, many ideas for teaching strategies and lesson plans come to mind. You can let your imagination run wild.
Science lessons plans incorporating evidence for solving mysteries such as...
Jewelry Gifts
When it is time for a gift for someone, nothing makes a person's eyes sparkle more than receiving jewelry. It's a great gift for young and old, women and men, boys and girls.
These days almost everyone wears some form of jewelry from the...
Make your own Halloween decorations.
Fall, with all its spectacular colors, is finally here.
Halloween is just around the corner, followed by Thanksgiving and before we know it; Christmas.
Don't you just love decorating your house and yard for all these seasons?
I do to.
Let's...
Motorcycle Sun Glasses Help You See The Road Better
Motorcycle sun glasses, fishing sunglasses - whatever you call them, they have the same properties. These sunglasses have polarized lenses and are shatterproof making them exceptional as motorcycle sun glasses. When you ride along on your...
Starting a Teen Book Study Group
If you're looking for a way to connect with your teenage daughter this summer, consider starting a girl's book study group with your daughter and her friends. You may think that teens would not respond well to this idea, but think again...you...
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How About a Jungle Mural to Put Some Swing Into Your Child’s Room?
If your child loves all different types of animals, a jungle mural is a great way to make their room a fun and
enjoyable place. You might be thinking how you will be able to achieve such a task, especially if you do not have
artistic talents.
The truth is, however, that this type of mural is rather easy to construct as long as you have the tools to do it.
The easiest way to create a jungle mural is to transfer a desired jungle scene, animal or image to transparency
film, and then use an overhead projector to display the image on the wall, which you can then trace out and begin painting.
You will find that transparency film can be purchased from any store that sells computer accessories, business or
school items. As for the projector, you may be fortunate enough to be able to borrow one from your work place, or
your child’s school.
If that is not an option, you can always rent one, or purchase one from a local business store or online.
The best place to look for images for your jungle mural is on the internet, simply because your child will be given
many more options to choose from, as well as the images can be easily printed off on the transparency film. When looking for images, a good rule of thumb, if you are artistically challenged, is to make sure that you don’t select images with too much detail.
Try to select those that are two-dimensional. In addition to using transparencies, you can also use stencils for smaller animals such as for any birds that may be in the sky or sitting on trees. Stencils can be purchased in craft stores.
The best paints for you to purchase when constructing your jungle mural, are acrylic and artist paints,
which you can get from craft or art specialty stores, as well as online. You will also need a variety of different sized
brushes to go along with your paints.
When constructing your jungle mural you should also keep in mind that your mural is not only limited to the walls,
you can also paint on the ceiling. For instance, if you are painting a lot of trees in your child’s jungle mural,
extend the tress to make their leaves travel over the ceiling.
You may even consider coloring the center of the ceiling blue, to make it look as if the sky is peeking through a
hole in the trees.
If you are not interested in adding a lot of trees, you can always make your child’s jungle mural more animal
focused, by placing animals in different corners of his of her room. Don’t forget that you can use the shape of your child’s room to your advantage when creating a jungle mural.
If you choose to make a jungle mural in your child’s room, another nifty idea is to purchase for them a bunk bed or
a loft bed. The reason is because these beds give a more tree house effect, which would really encourage the
imagination of your child, and will improve upon the whole authenticity of the room.
You will discover that the more you brainstorm ideas with your child, the more creative you will be. Plus, not only will you discover that creating a jungle mural will be a lot of fun, but it is also a project that can bring
together the whole family, making it a task that everyone can enjoy and take pride in.
About the Author
Michael Holland is the creator of the Web site http://www.kids-rooms-and-crafts.com. His web site offers lots of
FREE home decorating tips and ideas.
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