Moon Phases Wall Art


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

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

Next, I cut the four circles out with an exacto knife. I cleasned up the edges with some scissors.
Cut Your Phases

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

There are two painting steps, the first step is just paint all of them white and let it completely dry
Paint Some More

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

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 :)