I am a child of the 80's. I totes remember having to get my butt off the couch to change channels and adjust the volume. I remember the glory of Saturday morning cartoons. As soon as I saw the Gypsy Soul Altoids TV's I was taken back to those days.
My absolute favorite of all that Saturday morning goodness was Pee Wee's Playhouse. Fellow design team member, Connie Little created an amazing room box of the Playhouse set a while ago and I've been desperate to make my own Pee Wee something ever since. THIS was the perfect opportunity.
Assembly was super simple and yet I somehow managed to mangle almost every step. It was one of those days when everything I touched turned to soup... and yet, even on a craptastic day, it's still awesome, right?! If you're having your own soup day, I have a walk-through with some pointers to avoid all of my mistakes. Pop over HERE for the video.
Don't like Pee Wee? I think you're crazy but you can totally make one of these cute TV's for your favorite show. Just grab a background shot, then add a cutout of your favourite character to add as a focal point. Bewitched is next on my list! Then, maybe, Murder She Wrote. Or how about Golden Girls?! 20 Minute Workout perhaps.
Of course you should use materials suited to the show theme you want to create, but for this particular Pee Wee version here are the supplies I used:
Red, black, white, yellow acrylic paints
Silver and red fine glitter
Glossy Accents
Glue (white, instant)
Background image, foreground character
Adhesive foam squares
Fantastic! I grew up without a tv but was able to go to friends sometimes to watch Saturday morning cartoons. I loved them all, Pee We’d playhouse was a favorite and Scooby Doo and Johnny Quest!!
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