DIY Foldable Arch Party Backdrop Tutorial

✨ M O R E V I D E O S
Our Gender Reveal: • GENDER REVEAL | We are...
Telling Our Family & Friends I'm Pregnant: • Telling our Friends an...
How to Limewash Paint: • HOW TO LIMEWASH PAINT ...
✨ E V E R Y T H I N G Y O U N E E D
- Wood used for Backdrop Panels (we used 3 sheets total):
12mm - Sande Plywood ( 1/2 in. Category x 4 ft. x 8 ft.; Actual: 0.472 in. x 48 in. x 96 in.) www.homedepot.com/p/12mm-Sand...
- Wood used for Backdrop Legs (we used 2 sheet total):
3/4 in. x 2 ft. x 4 ft. Pressure-Treated Plywood
www.homedepot.com/p/Handprint...
- Hinges to attach legs: 3 in. Zinc-Plated Narrow Utility Hinge (2-Pack)
www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-...
- Strip Board for Cross Bar: 1 in. x 4 in. x 8 ft. Furring Strip Board
www.homedepot.com/p/1-in-x-4-...
- Jig Saw for rounded cuts: amzn.to/3LRZoKQ
- Circular Saw for straight cuts: amzn.to/40YIoaf
- Screws: #8 x 1 in. Zinc Plated Phillips Flat Head Wood Screws www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-...
- Orbital Sander: amzn.to/3LRZoKQ
- Sanding Block: amzn.to/3VqXe8c
- All- Purpose Stain-blocking Primer: amzn.to/3LPAUSx
- Behr Ultra #12 Swiss Coffee Extra Durable Satin Enamel Interior Paint & Primer: www.homedepot.com/p/BEHR-ULTR...
- Limewash Paint from JH Wall Paints (Color 114): www.jhwallpaints.com/products...
- Mineral Prime from JH Wall Paints: www.jhwallpaints.com/products...
- Block Brush for Limewash Paint Application: www.jhwallpaints.com/products...
- Removable Vinyl for Letting on Backdrop
- Vases from Backdrop: www.target.com/p/distressed-c...
✨ T I M E S T A M P S
00:43 Shopping for supplies at HomeDepot
01:51 Overview of the Project
02:18 Outline Closet on Panel for Gender Reveal
02:42 Creating Arch Outline for the Middle Panel
04:31 Cut out Middle Panel
04:48 Sand Middle Panel
05:24 Create Side Panel
07:08 Create Last Side Panel
08:20 How Make Legs for Backdrop Panels
08:33 Cut out Legs for Middle Panel
09:53 Add Extra Support to Backdrop and Legs
10:10 Attache Legs and Hinges to Middle Panel
12:21 How to Make a Crossbar for each Backdrop
12:35 Create Legs for Side Panels
15:25 Paint Panels
17:16 Limewash Middle Panel
18:22 Style the Backdrop
19:30 Finished Product
19:41 Gender Reveal
✨ L E T ' S C O N N E C T
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[@aftononeill21]

Super helpful step-by-step video, thank you!

[@judithbazile509]

Thank you. That was a great tutorial. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheCraftyGalCarla]

Thank you so much for watching! I hope it was super helpful 😊

[@akaapinoo]

This is great! Can the wood get wet??

[@sjb3460]

If you were to design a charcuterie board what design features would you incorporate? What dimensions would you use? Would you have compartments made to seperate the meat fluids form the cheeses? I will be making heirloom charcuterie and cutting boards from domestic musical grade hardwoods. Therefore I am looking for advice before I start making them. I am uninterested in making cheap, discount quality cutting or charcuterie boards from scrap pallets or scrap wood. Thanks for your advice, Sam.

[@Mia-bm4ox]

Loves these arches! Can you please show us how the back is set up?

[@carialv]

Yes how are they standing

[@Orc247]

Hi, if you watch from 8:30 to 15:30 they show how they create the legs for standing x

[@fasolanta]

How are they foldable?

[@khaledhadeel]

What program do you use to sketch?

[@user-ph6te6pu3e]

The sizes for these were 7ftx4ft for the tall one and the others were 6ftx3ft?

[@93sailormoon]

Awesome video! Thanks! Do you think a 1/4 plywood board would still work or would that be too thin?

[@TheCraftyGalCarla]

Thank you so much! 💗 Hope the video super was helpful! As far as the thickness of the board a 1/4 inch plywood would be too thin and flimsy due to the height of the board. I would definitely recommend using a 1/2 inch plywood to make sure the board doesn’t bend or snap. Hope that helps! Feel free to let know if you have any questions :)

[@Ctrlwrp]

Power couple 💪🏻

[@sylvienajar2245]

Question. What size font did you use for the lettering.

[@TheCraftyGalCarla]

So for the lettering I created the design on Cricut Design. The font I used is “Northern Worssley” in size 382. Keep in mind that depending on what font you choose is how big the lettering will turn out in the end. The "IT'S A ..." lettering came out to a total of 19.55" by 5.02". The "BOY OR GIRL?" lettering came out to a total of 25.43" by 12.68". When it comes to the font, I would recommend measuring the space you want your letters to cover first. For example, deciding the widest you would want the statement to be and how tall you would want the letters to be and then increase or decrease the font size to give you the space you are trying to cover. I hope this helps! 😊

[@brandon207]

Why didn't you secure the hinges directly to the back of the board? Not enough bite in the plywood?

[@TheCraftyGalCarla]

Exactly! Since the board was only a half inch thick it wouldn’t be enough to screw the hinges directly to the board so adding that extra piece of plywood before adding the hinges made it more secure overall. We also didn’t want to use a thicker board for the panels because then it would be too heavy to transport so this was the best solution. Hope that helps! Feel free to let me know if you have any other questions! 😊

[@jamey6236]

Did you you have an issue with the board almost falling forward due to its top-heaviness?

[@TheCraftyGalCarla]

Great question! So we have used these backdrops indoors and outdoors and when we used them indoors we did not have this issue at all, however when we used them outdoors we added sandbags to the back of the backdrop for extra support just to ensure that any heavy winds wouldn’t knock it over. I hope that helps! 😊 feel free to let me know if you have any other questions

[@jamey6236]

@@TheCraftyGalCarla Thank you! Going to go ahead and give this a go ☺️✌️

[@wolfyawoo]

​@@TheCraftyGalCarlawhere did you put the sandbags