Slot-in Puzzle With My Name and Family
by CarolinaHunrichse in Craft > Reuse
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Slot-in Puzzle With My Name and Family
My little nephew loves puzzles and slot-in-shapes, he loves the colors, the shapes, and the challenge of putting together figures over and over again.
For this trip (he doesn't live in the same city as me) I decided to make him his own puzzle with the letters of his name, which are 9 in total.
Supplies
- a 40 x 40 centimeter MDF board that I already had
- a jigsaw
- a paper sheet to draw the model
- A pen
- white paint
- brushes
- acrylic paint
- another board for the back
-glue
Design
1.-The first stage of this project was to design the insert parts , I wanted to put his name in the center making an arch and add different designs that were meaningful to him. Or he can at least understand when he's a little older.
In addition to the letters I drew: an owl and a frog (aunt and cousin), a bee and a lion (grandma and uncle), a crocodile (his other uncle) a panda (his dad) a mouse and her daughter (his mom and sister) a beetle (his grandfather) and a cheetah (me, his aunt) and a ladybug (his great-aunt) and Gandalf (his dog)
To fill the space I added means of transportation that he loves so much.
Trace the Design
2.- To trace the design on the MDF board (previously painted white) I marked the entire back of the drawing with the lead of a pencil to trace it on the board. This took me a long time, the marks are not very noticeable in the photos, but I was finally able to trace it.
Later I highlighted it again with pen
Cut Cut Cut
3. With the jigsaw I cut the letters of the name FRIEDRICH. To get the saw through I had to cut the edge of the board a little.
I fixed this mark left by the saw cut by mixing some glue with sawdust.
Paint It Bright
4. To paint I used brightly colored acrylics, depending on the designs. And finally I traced the contours with a black line.
Glue It
5. Once in his city, I cut a board with what I had on hand and glued it to the back of the mdf. For this I used
glue.
Add These Colored Thumbtacks
6. For him to take the pieces in and out, I added these colored thumbtacks.
He loved it!