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I love the classic look of silhouette profiles, and they’re a great way to keep track of how your family’s features change over time, cheap and simple to do.

You will need

• Black card
• Scrapbooking paper
• Frames – I also picked up some acylic paint to stain them black
• Sharp scissors or a craft knife
• A clear picture of the profile of your chosen person and a printer

Lets get started

1. Print out your photo – it doesn’t have to be high quality or on photo paper, you just need to be able to see the picture clearly.
2. Cut out the profile using scissors or a craft knife. I got away with just a small pair of scissors, but if you’re dealing with a lot of hair and tricky bits then a knife would make the job easier.
3. Lay the cut out on your black card, facing the opposite direction from where you want your final piece to face. Use a sharp pencil (mechanical pencils are awesome for this) and trace around the outside of the print out, keeping as close to the edge as possible.
4. Cut along the pencil line, again using a craft knife or scissors, you’ll have to do this is very good light to see the lead marks clearly.
5. Frame them! I ended up placing them on scrapbooking paper as I felt the yellow made them pop a little more, but they would work on white or a whatever colour fits in with your decor. Just use a few dabs from a glue stick to put them in place. The frames were $1 each from Ikea and I gave them a quick coat of black acrylic paint to stain them.

I plan on redoing these every January to keep track of the kids and how they change over the years. I’m also planning on going back through my photo archives and doing one for the previous years as well – assuming I can find a suitable photo!

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