Making wall crosses is a very good hobby for religious people and for those who have a very artistic tendency. The best part is, it is so much more affordable to make one than to go down to the store and buy one. For those who want to make a cross for their living room or any part of their house, here is a guide on how to do it.
So before one would start with the entire process of creating the cross, he would first have to get hold of all the materials. In order to make this thing, one will need to get two small planks of wood, a saw, some newspapers, and some cans of spray paints. Now if one would want to add some other things like extra accessories and decorations, he can do that later.
Now first take the two planks and try to glue them together in place. If one has planks that are too thick to be glued together, then what he can do is that he can use the saw to slice off a piece of one plank so he can put the other one inside of it. From there, he can either glue them together or just simply tie the center with a rope so that it looks more authentic.
Lay the cross on to the newspaper and start spraying it with some spray paint. One should use majestic colors like gold or silver when painting the cross. From there, leave it to dry and go get some decorations.
The next part will be a rather free flowing stage where the artist will be allowed to express his artistic talents. In this stage, he will be choosing which accessories and decorations he would want to put on the cross. He may choose from a variety of accessories like beads, glass, or anything that he can grab his hands on that will look really nice on the wooden cross.
When he has conceptualized everything, then he should start pasting the decorations on to the cross using some super glue. Now sometimes super glue is not as effective so another alternative to that would be to use wood glue because this type of glue works better with wood. Now one must remember to always be very careful with glues like these because they can harm the skin.
The last step would be to add another extra coating of paint on to the decorations so that the stains of glue will not be seen by anyone. Now when putting this final coating, always remember to avoid putting a thick coating because it can cover the decorations. So just put the right amount of paint so that it will look nice and attractive.
So basically, those are the steps that one should take when trying to make decorative wall crosses for his house. Now if one would not want to deal with connecting the wooden planks together, an alternative to that would be to buy a cross in a store and just decorate it at home. In any case, the finished product will pretty much be the same.
So before one would start with the entire process of creating the cross, he would first have to get hold of all the materials. In order to make this thing, one will need to get two small planks of wood, a saw, some newspapers, and some cans of spray paints. Now if one would want to add some other things like extra accessories and decorations, he can do that later.
Now first take the two planks and try to glue them together in place. If one has planks that are too thick to be glued together, then what he can do is that he can use the saw to slice off a piece of one plank so he can put the other one inside of it. From there, he can either glue them together or just simply tie the center with a rope so that it looks more authentic.
Lay the cross on to the newspaper and start spraying it with some spray paint. One should use majestic colors like gold or silver when painting the cross. From there, leave it to dry and go get some decorations.
The next part will be a rather free flowing stage where the artist will be allowed to express his artistic talents. In this stage, he will be choosing which accessories and decorations he would want to put on the cross. He may choose from a variety of accessories like beads, glass, or anything that he can grab his hands on that will look really nice on the wooden cross.
When he has conceptualized everything, then he should start pasting the decorations on to the cross using some super glue. Now sometimes super glue is not as effective so another alternative to that would be to use wood glue because this type of glue works better with wood. Now one must remember to always be very careful with glues like these because they can harm the skin.
The last step would be to add another extra coating of paint on to the decorations so that the stains of glue will not be seen by anyone. Now when putting this final coating, always remember to avoid putting a thick coating because it can cover the decorations. So just put the right amount of paint so that it will look nice and attractive.
So basically, those are the steps that one should take when trying to make decorative wall crosses for his house. Now if one would not want to deal with connecting the wooden planks together, an alternative to that would be to buy a cross in a store and just decorate it at home. In any case, the finished product will pretty much be the same.
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