Whether you use Styrofoam, upholstery foam or foam-core, foam can be a great material to craft with. Here are some great tutorials using foam.
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Interiors
Click here to see a tutorial for how to make a wall mounted foam-core deer head on the Chronicle Books blog as excerpted from the book Dorm Decor.
The Styrofoam Crafts site has lots of great foam tutorials, but personally, I love these 3 free e-books on decorating with foam with everything from wall art to valances for window treatments.
Visit the Craft Stylish blog to see this tutorial on how to make a foam glitter monogram as excerpted from the book The DIY Bride Crafty Countdown: 40 Fabulous Projects to Make in the Months, Weeks & Hours before Your Special Day
Fun Figures
Click here to visit the blog Crafted to get a tutorial to make a fairy with various Styrofoam shapes.
Visit the CraftProjectIdeas.com site to get the tutorial to make these fun foam under the sea magnets.
Giving a gift of money? Make this foam bird with a tutorial from Mel Designs.
Pop over to Creative Dish to get a tutorial for making a Styrofoam Kokeshi Doll.
Art Doll Tutorials
Hop on over to the Craftside blog to see how to melt and sculpt foam to make a basket for an art doll as excerpted from Patti Medaris Culea's book Creative Cloth Doll Collection: A Complete Guide to Creating Figures, Faces, Clothing, Accessories, and Embellishments
Craft Tools
Make your own stamps with fun foam with a tutorial from Rachel Hinderliter on her blog Lines Across.
A fun craft for decorating your studio or a great gift for a knitter friend, click here to see a tutorial for making this knitter's ornament from a Styrofoam ball as found on the Styrofoam site and designed by Kathleen George.
Foam is a very diverse material and these tutorials should keep you foaming at the mouth with excitment.
I sure like that foam core deer head much better than the stuffed kind. He is so much more friendly. Not only that but the creator could make it as large as possible and then brag about their "hunting" prowess. Of course it is craft store hunting but we won't tell.
Posted by: Kitty Babcock | February 15, 2013 at 12:17 PM