I've been amazed at how much velcro we use when creating sets and designing set elements. While it can be expensive, it is a must-have for us. It's one of those things that you wouldn't think of using, but then find it works for some...
We have the incredible privilege of having a team of brothers that attend our church who have a printing business. You can find out about them here: Canvas Brothers They specialize in printing on canvas but also print large scaled images on quality poster paper or Photo Tex -...
We do not use floral/craft foam often, but it can be helpful when we're looking for a specific shape (i.e. ball, dome, cylinder, etc.) This type of foam offers a good 3-D effect and saves time carving, but it can be quite expensive. As a...
Life App: Friendship-spending time with someone you trust and enjoy Theme: Stuck Like Glue Date: April 2013 Ideas We Brainstormed We loved the suggestion that 252 gave us (see the Get Ready section of Week 1's curriculum) about getting photos of kids from our environment with their small groups....
This is a another staple for us. We use entire sheets of this insulation foam to form our backdrops and also carve sheets of insulation foam to create 3-D elements and signage that we pin onto backdrops. For a look at how we use insulation...
Paint is a staple in our arsenal of supplies. We use various types of paint for different applications (spray paint, craft paint, tempera paint) but our default is always the cheapest latex paint that can be bought at a local hardware store. Most of our backdrops and...
Painting never just involves a gallon of paint and a roller. There are other supplies that make the whole process faster and easier. A few are listed below. You'll notice that many of these are disposable. We do not have a lot of storage space,...
These clips have multiple uses for us. Our backdrops are created by placing painted insulation foam sheets in front of a permanent backdrop that was created out of plywood and is used for our quarterly FX. Prior to installing the hinged metal backdrop holders that we currently...
We cut a lot of foam core and insulation foam for signage. Often, we carve the foam using a hot knife, but when we need a straight, clean cut-this is a must have tool....