Moon Phases Wall Art
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Hello, in this instructable, I will show you how I made the moon phases wall art. I took astronomy a few semesters ago, and there is so much that goes on in outer space that I just find so interesting. This craft does not take very long to make, so follow along with me :)
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Supplies
The supplies you will need: (sorry the picture is upside down)
Cardboard (I recycled a pizza box)
Exacto knife
Compass
Protractor/ruler
A writing utencil
Yarn (in the picture i have shown a spool of string that I later decided not to use)
Paint (the picture shows black but you need white too)
Paint brush
tape (not s
Optional:
Scissors (not shown)
100 grit sand paper (also not shown
Tracing Your Circles
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First, I traced 4 circles with my compass on to the cardboard. I set my compass to be a 1 1/2 inch radius.
Cut Them Out
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Next, I cut the four circles out with an exacto knife. I cleasned up the edges with some scissors.
Cut Your Phases
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After cutting out the circles, I used my marker to mark where I was going to cut the phases. Then i cut them out with the exacto knife. I used scissors to clean up the edges, and i used 100 grit sand paper along the edges to give it a smoother look.
Paint Them
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There are two painting steps, the first step is just paint all of them white and let it completely dry
Paint Some More
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After the first coat is fully dry, mix a small amount of black with a lot of white to make a feint light grey, and paint streaks of grey on the phases.
Add Your String
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Finally, cut a piece of yarn, I did not measure it, i just used my best judgement, and then tape the phases anout two inches apart to the string. Your wall art is finished :)