This record balloons silhouette was an easy yes! I immediately fell in love with this silhouette of a little girl holding balloons, which are actually records. What a seriously adorable idea for a wall. I knew I wanted something with some musical inspiration for the space I was working on, and when I found this on Pinterest, I knew right away what I was going to do!

So I got the Hubster to draw a child’s outline on heavy cardboard. Then after cutting it out, I painted it black and glued hardware to the back to hang it on the wall. I grabbed some records from Value Village (well actually my mom did – yay for family crafting projects). And finally dug out some black wool. This was a seriously easy project for how cute it turned out!!!

What This Record Balloons Project Required:

 

Old Records

Dark Colour of Yarn

Cardboard

Scissors

Exacto Knife (box knife)

Black Paint ( I used chalkboard paint)

Picture Nails

Hammer

Tape

Glue

Step 1:

Trace the outline of a girl onto cardboard.

Step 2:

Carefully cut out the silhouette.

Step 3:

Paint the cutout silhouette black. This took about three coats, drying in between, to get even coverage. Allow to dry completely.

  

Step 4:

Glue a picture hook to the back.

Step 5:

Using a nail, hang the silhouette on the wall.

Step 6:

Lay out the records and play around with the placements and colours

Step 7:

Cut long lengths of yarn, longer than you think you will need, because you can trim them later.

Step 8:

Tape the yarn to the back of the records at about a seven o’clock placement, to look most natural.

Step 9:

Using nails and a hammer, attach the records to the wall, by having the centre of the record hang on the a nail, aiming to have it look like balloons floating away.

 

Step 10:

Gently pull and gather the yarn up and coax behind the silhouette of the girl’s hand.

  

Step 11:

Trim or tie together any yarn that hangs unevenly, to get the finished look you want.

Isn’t she adorable?!?!

Check out the space adjacent to this with a delightful reading corner!