DIY Cardboard Cutout Stands
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- čas přidán 27. 08. 2024
- Hello! I really hope that these steps aren’t too confusing.
I made a giant 19 ft wide cut-out name for a graduation party. So, I thought I’d explain how I made the stands for my cutouts.
First, I gathered my cardboard.
Next, I cut-out all of my letters.
Then, I needed to make the stands. You want to make the stand a few inches less than the height of your cut-out. (The solid line means cut through the cardboard completely and the dash lines mean not to cut it all the way through.)
My letter “i” was about 33”, so I made my stand 30”. I added 6” for the base, making the total length 36”.
For the width of the stand, you want half the width of you cut-out. My cut-out letter “i” was 6”, so I made the stand 3”. I added 6” for the connecting tab making the total width 9”.
I cut 3” off the base (opposite of the 3” on the stand).
Mark 6” down from the top of the connecting tab, connect it to the top of the 3” mark, and cut the angle created.
Mark the center of the line where the stand and connecting tab meet (I marked mine at 15”), and mark 2” down from the base.
Make a 2” x 3” rectangle on each of your 2 marks.
Measure 2” from the bottom of the line that joins the stand and connecting tab. Mark 2” up to create a slit. Also, make a 1/2” slit on the midpoint rectangle.
I used a pencil to widen the slit.
Turn it so the back is facing up.
Bring the connecting tab up, and pull the midpoint rectangle down. The slit should hold it in place.
Next, bring the rectangle on the base up and secure it to the slit of the connecting tab.
Glue the stand to the back of your cut-out.
Then, I painted the letters.
I added tape to the back of part I thought might bend and placed rocks to weigh my cut-out letters down.
I marked where the letters would connect.
Then, I taped the letters together at the party and taped the letters to the stage. I also added rocks to the base.
I hope that this was somewhat helpful and you got ideas on how to incorporate cardboard in your decorations.
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omg thank god I found this! I made a cut out of a bts member and needed it to stand😂 took me a while to adjust the lengths according to the height of it, but it worked out well in the end! thanks!
Omg that’s what’s I’m doing during quarantine 😭I need to do my research before making mine lol
lmao I feel lame I made a cutout of a videogame au character rn
Can u plz tell me what measurements you did, I’m having a hard time having tae stand up lol 😔🥺
zoexng sameee
OMG, I literally just did the same thing and saw your comment after. Great ARMYS think alike ❤!!!
I really appreciate your effort to design and cutout this. Finally a stand, that has 90 lean degress towards the ground and is made of cardboars. Girl you saved my special party decorstion surprise for my fellas with how budget efficient that is. 😂
This is a well thought out stand design. Fantastic job!
Thank you!
Thank you soooooooo much!! I just made 2 of your stands for a “little blue truck” photo prop that I made for my son’s birthday party! They’re perfect!
Thank you for this - worked well however I used a life-size standee and though it worked (made the base wider) I would say make it double the size for something bigger :-) this was super easy to follow thank you
Thank you for making this video. I made a cardboard tree and couldn't figure out how to stand it up. Your AMAZING!!!
Thank you I needed to make my props for my exam in school (performance in a play)
Yay! I'm glad it helped.
Thank you for sharing... Very helpful and Needed this... but will be using heavy velcro for easy folding and stroage...
Great work!
Oh man. This truly is complicated 😂😂😂 let me go slowly haha
I'm saying the same thing... lol
God bless you!! This was super helpful❤
Awesome!!!!!!
You are so talented!!
whoa that looks awesome thanks for sharing👌 have to try !!
Thanks!
Thank you!! :)
you are brilliant!
Genius! 🤩
Your so talented thank you so much
Thanks!
Great video, very well planned and executed.
Only 1 thing, you painted everything by hand? No way, you should of just grabbed gold spray paint. Would of saved you hours and a better finish.
Thanks so much! This is really helpful!
Awesome! I'm glad it could help.
Amazing creations!!!
By the way, what are the sizes of the farm animals you made?
Thanks! They were 2 feet tall.
Thanks for posting this! But I was wondering if these measurements can also be used on a 40ft standee?
many thanks for sharing such a useful video. Can I follow the same for an 8 feet by 8 feet cardboard structure?
That looks so amazing! What font did you use for your letters? Absolutely beautiful. So well-thought out. I have never thought of those large separator sheets from Costco. So efficient and brilliant!
Huhhh i dontt get itt
So helpful
my stand can still fall if it's hit by the wind. What's wrong with my stand?
I do standees out of intulation foam..i tried with cardboard but the acrylic paint makes the prop buckle up and bend..what kind of paint did you use?
This is so cool 😎
Thanks!
Love this.. just had a question does Costco charge you for cardboard when u get them?
Hi, the cardboard is free. I just go through the aisles and look for empty cardboard sheets. I only take the ones that no longer have any items on it. Whenever I ask employees if I can have a sheet, they always say yes.
You said you got your cardboard sheets from Costco. Did you ask for special permission to get those?
Yes, whenever I see an employee going through the aisles collecting boxes and the top layers of cardboard, I ask if I could have a couple. They always say yes and ask if I want more.
Okay this did not work out for me. My sign was 39" tall and 20" wide. From your directions, it's not clear why you added 6" to the left side of the sign (to cut triangle piece" out. Did you get 6" because it's the width of your sign or is 6" a constant number that doesn't change regardless of the sign dimensions? I assumed 6" constant. I think that's where my stand got messed up because it does not connect like yours does in the tutorial.