DIY: Diana mini

You may or may not have known that I wanted to get my hands on a Diana mini. But even though I could afford it, I refused to pay $100-ish something for a toy camera. I mean, really? come on!
But alas, I stepped into UO's 4th of July sale not knowing I would find myself with a special edition diana mini camera. with. flash. My smile widened. {Especially when the retail price said $120 and my total was $41!!!}
Anywho, as much as I was happy to get my hands on this camera, I was not looking forward to seeing a worm smoking mushroom everytime I wanted to snap a picture.
This is how the need to create started! Why not paint my diana mini? It's a plastic toy camera after all.

I grabbed a silver tissue paper and used it as my working mat. {I used acrylic paints with small paintbrushes.} I painted over what i wanted to cover (anything alice-related, lol) with the color white (about 3 coats; letting each coat dry). Then I thought of a design and used red (about two coats). And finally, with a black sharpie (I know what you're thinking, but it worked wonders!) I did some designs I had in my old moleskine notebook (thanks Jayvier).

That's pretty much all I did; genius, I know! I just love having a customized diana mini.

[Not Shown: I put my name on the left hand side + Ephesians 5:13 on the back with a cute heart]

If you don't feel like permanently painting, find out how to make a skin for it here.