I bought this wood L at Hobby Lobby ages ago. I had big plans for it. So big in fact I did NOTHING with it for ages because I could not for the life of me choose which big idea I liked best.
Every time I opened my craft cupboard this L stared at me. Basically taunting me to do SOMETHING...anything with it.
Last night, after moving it for the thousandth time, I decided to just go for it. I have seen a few ideas on Pinterest that I really liked. Some people had covered theirs in flowers, fabric, paper collage and some had simply painted it. I had also seen signs like this...
I loved them all and that is what kept me from doing anything. Then a funny thing happened...I remembered I'm creative. I know, I had to actually remember this. I get lost sometimes in the comparing and less in the creating. So last night I just went for it.
Supplies:
An old book...I never read, glue, wood letter, paint and paint brush.
First step: was to mix some glue, water and a bit of brown paint. I wanted my final project to have an aged look so I used brown paint in my glue mixture. If you have ModPodge on hand use that. I am out so I just made do.
Second step: was to start ripping pages. My letter is on the smaller side. About 10 inches tall so I didn't need many pages. As I was tearing my paper to get the edge design I liked I realized the chapter numbers were bigger and would work well for the date portion of my plan so I pulled the appropriate pages and set them to one side.
Step three: is gluing the pages down. I found it was best to add a layer of glue directly to my letter, firmly press the paper strips on to the letter and then brush another layer of glue on top. I totally soaked my paper to get it to adhere and still had some issues. I added more glue to my mixture and found it to work a bit better after that. Just keep playing with it til you get the right mix.
I let this completely dry before cutting off the excess.
I added the date of my anniversary at the bottom with the chapter numbers from above and it looked like this.
Then the fun begins...decorating. I didn't take step by step pics of this part because everyone is going to do something different. I chose to make a quick flower out of an old zipper I had, added some fake plastic rhinestones my daughter had from a project, a bit of ribbon and free handed the words and this is what I came up with...
I really LOVE it! Simple, goes with everything and looks good on my mantle. I will do another one in the future that is bigger but for now I love this. Plus my 5 year anniversary is just around the corner so I'm happy.
Enjoy crafting and just go for it!
Every time I opened my craft cupboard this L stared at me. Basically taunting me to do SOMETHING...anything with it.
Last night, after moving it for the thousandth time, I decided to just go for it. I have seen a few ideas on Pinterest that I really liked. Some people had covered theirs in flowers, fabric, paper collage and some had simply painted it. I had also seen signs like this...
I loved them all and that is what kept me from doing anything. Then a funny thing happened...I remembered I'm creative. I know, I had to actually remember this. I get lost sometimes in the comparing and less in the creating. So last night I just went for it.
Supplies:
An old book...I never read, glue, wood letter, paint and paint brush.
First step: was to mix some glue, water and a bit of brown paint. I wanted my final project to have an aged look so I used brown paint in my glue mixture. If you have ModPodge on hand use that. I am out so I just made do.
Second step: was to start ripping pages. My letter is on the smaller side. About 10 inches tall so I didn't need many pages. As I was tearing my paper to get the edge design I liked I realized the chapter numbers were bigger and would work well for the date portion of my plan so I pulled the appropriate pages and set them to one side.
Step three: is gluing the pages down. I found it was best to add a layer of glue directly to my letter, firmly press the paper strips on to the letter and then brush another layer of glue on top. I totally soaked my paper to get it to adhere and still had some issues. I added more glue to my mixture and found it to work a bit better after that. Just keep playing with it til you get the right mix.
I let this completely dry before cutting off the excess.
I added the date of my anniversary at the bottom with the chapter numbers from above and it looked like this.
Then the fun begins...decorating. I didn't take step by step pics of this part because everyone is going to do something different. I chose to make a quick flower out of an old zipper I had, added some fake plastic rhinestones my daughter had from a project, a bit of ribbon and free handed the words and this is what I came up with...
I really LOVE it! Simple, goes with everything and looks good on my mantle. I will do another one in the future that is bigger but for now I love this. Plus my 5 year anniversary is just around the corner so I'm happy.
Enjoy crafting and just go for it!
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