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plastic camera make-over DIY

By Elsie Flannigan on 1.27.2010

plastic camera make-over DIY

It's scary doing DIYs for the first time (sometimes it can be a disaster in the experimenting stages!) but this one worked out even better than I'd imagined.

Here’s my idea for giving your cute plastic ‘toy’ cameras a makeover….

I’ve been collecting plastic cameras for a few years now. Holga, Polaroid, Lomo and Diana are just a few of the ‘toy’ cameras that have become so popular for their unpredictable and perfectly imperfect photos. Recently, I decided to start collection blue cameras because I want to do a home decor display with them when they aren’t in use. 

Choosing the right paint is the most important part of this DIY. I used indoor/outdoor craft paint. It is very inexpensive and can be purchased at most craft stores.  Choose the colors you fancy the most and grab a few small paint brushes if you don’t already have some. 

makeover supplies

It took me about three coats of paint (dying completely between each coat) to put a ‘base color’ on my cameras. I used a tiny brush to do the edging on the Holga (I always prefer to use a small brush over taping edges off, but that would work too). Next, I added the flower design (and my name… I couldn’t resist!) to the Holga and a cute little heart to the Lomo. I gave them 24 hours to dry, just to be safe!

finished product

Hope you enjoyed this! It’s a really fun DIY and a great way to makeover items you already own!

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