This
week we are finally back working on the front porch project. This is
actually the second I filmed part of this video because my computer
crashed a few weeks ago and I lost all the footage I had. I talked
about it in the blog just before this one on here. If you are
interested and want learn more about what is going on there be sure
to read that blog too.
Anyway,
back to the porch. I decided to make a porch and the foundation look
like it is made of poured concrete. To this I used some of the pink
insulation foam (sometimes called “builder's foam” by crafters) I
did have to make a run to Home Depot to get more since I had used up
my supply in the footage I lost. Here's a link to product on the Home Depot site so you will know what to look for if you are not familiar
with this stuff.
As
for the cutting sizes here is the list of pieces of foam I cut
All
pieces are cut from 1” thick foam insulation
5
½” by 11” - porch floor
1
¾” by 13” - foundation piece 1
½”
by 9” - foundation piece 2
½”
by 4” - step
To
turn the pink foam into something that looks like concrete you will
need some craft paints.
The
first coat is done with black, this not only acts as our dark base
color but hides the pink color of the foam.
Next
we layer on 3 or 4 (or more) shades of gray craft paint. You need at
least a dark, a medium and a light shade. I ended up adding an
additional very light shade of gray to really get the look I was
after.
You
can use any three colors of gray as long as they are in the 3 shades.
Working
from the darkest to the lightest use a sponge to apply the colors
being sure to leave some of the colors underneath showing. You will
use less of each color as you move through the colors.
Try
to not have much paint on the sponge when you paint with it, dab it
off until there is very little paint left.
The
last step is to glue the structure we have been working on for the
last several videos to the foam “concrete” I used tacky glue for
this.
I
love how this is turning out so much, I hope you do too.
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