A Decorated Thermometer House

The wooden thermometer house is painted with white Plus Color craft paint. It is then decorated with Vivi Gade Design masking tape.

A Thermometer House decorated with Masking Tape

1

Paint the wooden thermometer house with white Plus Color craft paint.

A Thermometer House decorated with Masking Tape

2

Attach masking tape along the roof of the thermometer house. Make an effort to make the squares more or less fit together, allowing the same pattern to be seen on both sides from the center. You may let the masking tape overlap.

A Thermometer House decorated with Masking Tape

3

Cut off the excess masking tape. Also cut off the overlapping masking tape from the roof apex and down.

A Thermometer House decorated with Masking Tape

4

Decorate the rest of the front of the house with masking tape in your chosen design. Remove the excess masking tape precisely using the edges of the house as the template.

A Thermometer House decorated with Masking Tape

5

Attach rows of masking tape onto a piece of white card. Make the squares fit together on a square big enough to fit the outline of the bird available as a separate template for this idea.

A Thermometer House decorated with Masking Tape

Now place the bird template on the piece of white card with the masking tape attached and cut through both layers.


6

Attach the bird onto the thermometer house using 3D foam pads.

A Thermometer House decorated with Masking Tape

7

Insert a piece of string for hanging though the hole at the top of the house.

A Thermometer House decorated with Masking Tape