First Time Spray-Edging My Book! (Plus Giveaway)

[@reginaduke7451]

Wow!

[@kokoro_flow]

That looks pretty! It is a nice balance with the saturated colors on the cover!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you so much!

[@esthermarieandujar]

They look so good!!!! The spray edges look great with or without the dust jacket!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you, Esther!! I can't wait to try more! I need more books hahaha!

[@somberhoney]

I love that the wood is now a lovely shade of pink as well, lol.

[@BeccaCSmith]

Hahahaha!! I can't wait to see what crazy colors it'll end up being after I've done some different colors lol!!

[@amandunn]

Nice work! Love how it turned out!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you!!!

[@gerindakappert]

That looks amazing! Fun project :)

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you, Gerinda!!

[@casscutting1573]

I love it, it came out so good. A tip someone gave me for spraying edges you want to do light layers letting it dry between layers for more even color and it tends to not bleed through.

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you, Cass! I will definitely try that!

[@Kat_Author2021]

That looks so cool!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you!!!

[@isabellajuanitalyn]

The pink shade is gorgeous!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you so much!

[@heatherhpogson]

OMG!! IT'S SPIKE ON THE HARD COVER! I NEED THIS!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Hahaha! You knew I had to put him on there 🤣😂🥰🥰

[@UndyingLight117]

Beautiful. I love it!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you so much!

[@cjradenbaugh]

Maybe Butcher paper would work best? It’s made so things don’t leak through. And you can get it on a roll like tin foil. It’s what I use to make patterns for my sewing attempts (it was my dad’s idea ofc 😂), but it works for that too!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Ooo I might have to try that! Thank you!

[@RAHowes]

Looks great! Have you considered trying a waxed paper though?

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you!! And I'm definitely going to try that!

[@shannonreadsandwrites]

Wonderful to see you having so much fun! Who did you publish through to get the dust jacket and snake on the cover? The book looks great!!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you!! And IngramSpark! They added that feature a couple years ago and I love it so much!

[@AbiofPellinor]

For some reason I’ve never seen anyone actually use spray paint for this!!! I used acrylic when I did my own a few years ago 😅 regardless they look fantastic!!!

[@BeccaCSmith]

Ooooo I will have to try it your way! I feel like that would be a lot less messy and no need for a gas mask hahaha!

[@AbiofPellinor]

@@BeccaCSmith definitely easier to control the mess, although it's not mess free! Something fun to potentially play around with 😊

[@rosejermusyk]

Dude. Put painters tape or masking tape on the edge where bleed through is an issue. 🎉

[@BeccaCSmith]

Thank you!!! I did that for the next round and it worked perfectly!!!

[@catherinek5361]

Yay I entered. I called your cat Spike, oops. It’s Snake right?

[@BeccaCSmith]

It is Snake, but Spike in the books is based on him, so it's essentially the same cat hahaha!

[@76kilosofshade81]

These do look so pretty but as someone who has all her spines facing outward, I don't see the point for displaying! 🤣

[@BeccaCSmith]

Hahahaha! I totally get that lol!