Phil's Belly Cast

Took way too long to get these pictures up.

It was just one of those fun projects we wanted for Fé that would be a family project. So Phil got the idea to do a belly cast. Honestly, I didn't think it was going to be as easy as it was. Best of all it was fun also. She ordered the belly cast kit from online. A couple days later, a small box came. In the small box was, 4 rolls of plaster cloths, skin moisturizer, a non-latex glove, drop plastic, and instructions. After reading the instructions, I was like, really, that's it!?! Okay, let's start.

First, we talked about how and where she wanted to plaster. Then, I measured, cut, and laid out the strips in the order I wanted to put them on. After that, I got a warm bowl of water and after oiling the areas that that was going to get casted, dipped each strips and started layering. All in all, I think it took about 30-45 minutes to do. Then came the fun part, getting it off in one piece. After about 10 minutes of drying hard enough to be removed, Phil carefully got up, leaned forward, and gave a little wiggle. After that, pop, it came off. But not without pulling some hairs. I allowed it to dry for a day or two, light sanded it, and spray painted it with about 3 coats. Then we each placed our hand print on the belly.

As you will see, Ty moved abit with his hand print, but that's ok, it gives it class. It was great!

And so, below, you'll see the pictures. It came out pretty nicely, I do say. And now, we sit waiting for Fé's arrival, any day now.