silhouette art

About a month ago, my parents lost their (almost) 13 year old golden retriever/beagle mix. Who are we kidding...she was mostly beagle. Her personality made her a unique member of the household and she is missed terribly. All of us kids grew up with Rosie in the house and we have a lot of fond memories with her.

This picture truly represents her in the best way. It was taken a few years ago - she was sitting in the kitchen, on her butt, begging for someone to feed her. This picture is how I remember our sweet Rosie and I thought it would be the perfect picture to use to make a sweet silhouette memento for my parents.

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Here's what you'll need to make your own: printed picture scissors and/or exacto knife black (or dark) paper white (or light)paper glue stick pencil/color pencil for tracing frame _________________________________________ [STEP 1] Print out a picture to the size you need. I just made a basic print from my computer. Carefully cut around the image with scissors or an exacto knife. Try to keep as much detail as you possibly can.

[STEP 2]

Trace the inverse of your image onto the black paper. Carefully cut out this image.

[STEP 3]

Glue your silhouette to a white background and put into a frame. After this step, your husband might think you bought it on Etsy.

[STEP 4]

Enjoy your new silhouette picture. This one got wrapped up and shipped to my parents for Valentine's Day.

Here are a few more pictures of our sweet Rosie dog:

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