Re: Cranio Cap decorating question

[Guest guest]

We used acrylic paint and acrylic glaze (you can see pics in

's folder in the files section). They dried really quickly,

and held up for about 2 months. I reapplied the glaze once a week

to keep the band looking shiny and protect the paint, and then would

set it in front of a fan to dry. Happy decorating (and rounding!)

Kerri in NY

's mom (DOCgrad)

--- In Plagiocephaly , " kasaint_2 " <kasaint_2@y...>

wrote:

> Hello - I am not one that posts too often on this board but I'm

> seeking ideas about decorating a Cranio Cap. My son Jaxson, is 4

1/2

> months old and will be getting his helmet next week (was molded

last

> week). We live in MN and we are going to paint it (at least that's

> the plan now) and I don't know what type of paint works best. I

have

> searched for ideas but I guess I'm looking in the wrong places.

> Anyone with suggestions please email me. kasaint_2@y... I am

> going to go tomorrow to buy all the paints we need (we are going

to

> do it in MN WILD theme as well as adding flames and Jaxson's name

to

> the front.

>

> Thank you!

>

> Kim

> mom to Kaela 9 years & Jaxson 4.5 mo w/plagio and tort

[Guest guest]

Kim, me being the boring mother that I am, I had an artist paint my

daughters band and it lasted not very long. lol It started chipping

and flaking and I just didn't have time to deal with it. So, I put a

strip of velcro on the band and another on a bow and changed the

color of bow to match her outfit for the day. Your idea of

decorating sounds so cool. Do you think you could post a picture of

it when your finished?

Dustie

--- In Plagiocephaly , " kasaint_2 " <kasaint_2@y...>

wrote:

> Hello - I am not one that posts too often on this board but I'm

> seeking ideas about decorating a Cranio Cap. My son Jaxson, is 4

1/2

> months old and will be getting his helmet next week (was molded

last

> week). We live in MN and we are going to paint it (at least that's

> the plan now) and I don't know what type of paint works best. I

have

> searched for ideas but I guess I'm looking in the wrong places.

> Anyone with suggestions please email me. kasaint_2@y... I am

> going to go tomorrow to buy all the paints we need (we are going to

> do it in MN WILD theme as well as adding flames and Jaxson's name

to

> the front.

>

> Thank you!

>

> Kim

> mom to Kaela 9 years & Jaxson 4.5 mo w/plagio and tort

[Guest guest]

Dustie -

I am going to post a picture of Jaxson once we get the helmet back and decorated - I'm hoping it turns out as good as the picture in my head. I'm worried about messing it up and then having it look funny. We were going to have someone else paint it, but I want to have a part in it and know that I had a hand in making it look not so medical.

Kimdustiejones <dustiejones@...> wrote:

Kim, me being the boring mother that I am, I had an artist paint my daughters band and it lasted not very long. lol It started chipping and flaking and I just didn't have time to deal with it. So, I put a strip of velcro on the band and another on a bow and changed the color of bow to match her outfit for the day. Your idea of decorating sounds so cool. Do you think you could post a picture of it when your finished?Dustie> Hello - I am not one that posts too often on this board but I'm > seeking ideas about decorating a Cranio Cap. My son Jaxson, is 4 1/2 > months old and will be getting his helmet next week (was molded last > week). We live in MN and we are going to paint it (at least that's

> the plan now) and I don't know what type of paint works best. I have > searched for ideas but I guess I'm looking in the wrong places. > Anyone with suggestions please email me. kasaint_2@y... I am > going to go tomorrow to buy all the paints we need (we are going to > do it in MN WILD theme as well as adding flames and Jaxson's name to > the front. > > Thank you!> > Kim > mom to Kaela 9 years & Jaxson 4.5 mo w/plagio and tortFor more plagio info