Gloria In Excelsis Deo!

The final count down has begun. We're less than 10 days away from daughter #2 getting married. Earlier I posted a design for a large styrofoam cut out that I want to make to decorate the wedding reception area. My concern has been that I would arrive in Oklahoma, with only two days to put this thing together, I won't have enough time for any mistakes. So, then I decided to do a practice run here in Oregon. Instead of the names of the bride and groom, I wanted to create something that my church could use at Christmas. "Gloria In Excelsis Deo!" seemed like a good idea. It will be hung from the ceiling of the church's foyer over the two doors that lead to the sanctuary. 


I don't remember how much time I put into making this piece, but I know that I won't have anytime to relax. I learned a lot and I will be able to avoid a lot of mistakes that I made on this one. I used a "hot-knife" to cut through the 1.5 inch styrofoam. The back and edges are painted black. The one for the wedding will be four times larger. Someone suggested that I use an electric knife. I picked one up and did a little cutting on an extra piece. It worked pretty good. Plus, there was no melted styrofoam smell floating up into my face. I'm going to take both to Oklahoma with me.  


I'm not entirely happy with my choice of color. It was supposed to look more gold-like. At this point it looks more school bus-like. I will probably add some glitter, but otherwise I'm fairly happy with it. 


What do you think?