So I was at joanns picking up supplies to wallpaper my 1:12 farmhouse when I stumbled on these amazing corrugated scrapbook paper sheets and I just knew they would look amazing on an arena backdrop. I've been meaning to make one of these for a long time and everything was on sale so it was even better. I did have a bunch of the supplies at home but overall at full price, this is still a pretty cheap project ~$25. Now I just need to get better footing than my bathroom counter.
Supplies
- Wood board (12"x24") I got mine at joanns
- (could use cardboard instead, would not be as sturdy but cheaper)
- 2x Corrugated Scrapbook paper (joanns)
- 19x 3/8" wide wood strips at least 12" long (amazon)
- I glued on the corrugated paper first, having it extend about 3in above the top of the board. It would have been better to measure out exactly how many wood strips for the bottom and base offset on that but I figured that out after everything was put together.🙃
2. I glued on a long board in the middle covering the seam between the two pieces of the corrugated paper then I glued one along the two ends.
3. Finally I cut and glued strips on for the bottom of the wood sides of the arena.
It was a lot more simple than I thought it would be so it's not a super elaborate tutorial but hopefully it helps.
It definitely makes my photography look even more realistic.
