Happy Monday!!
This morning I decided that I wanted to share my newest DIY!!
My kitchen is ALMOST done (probably not, are we ever done upgrading?)
Walls are put back up, recessed lighting in, fan installed, baseboards, bench and sconces to name a few :)
My new wall in my kitchen was rather bare....
Thus, this weeks DIY was born!
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My goal is to start some thrifting and get some vintage frames and have pictures of friends, family and of course…my beloved animals!
Wooden Letters are so fun to decorate because the options are limitless.
Below is how I made mine and who knows, you might learn something new, or spark some ideas of your own!
I did each letter differently.
Remember, I live on a ranch so my decor is very....mismatched : )
F
You will need:
1. Mod Podge
2. A brush
3. Fabric
4. Wooden Letter
For the F, I picked out a fabric that had clocks on it.
First, you flip the fabric over so the print side is facing down.
Then, place the letter on the fabric also face down.
Trace the letter, but be sure to leave a little room so you can completely cover the sides of the letter.
Cut the traced shape out.
On the front side of the letter, paint on the Mod Podge.
Since I wanted the sides covered with fabric as well, I also put Mod Podge on the sides.
The piece of fabric was a little shorter then my letter.
NO WORRIES!
I just used a piece of left over fabric and some burlap to cover the connecting line and you can't even tell!
I dressed the letter up with a "vintage" flower and vintage buttons.
A
You will need:
1. Two different colors of acrylic paint
2. Vaseline
3. 80 grit sand paper
4. Wooden letter
5. Paint Brush
I decided to go with a more distressed look for my A.
First, you paint the areas that you would like the second color to show.
This is really optional, but makes the sanding ALOT easier...put Vaseline on the areas of the letter you want the top color to show through.
A very very light amount of Vaseline, or the top coat will not stick at all and just get all over the place.
Then paint the entire letter with your lighter top coat.
Once completely dried, start sanding in the areas that the Vaseline was put, or any where you painted till the bottom coat comes through.
Keep sanding until you get your desired look!
M
1. Elmer's Glue
2. Top and bottom paint colors (acrylic)
3. Paint brush
4. Wooden Letters
I love the way the M turned out.
I did a crackle effect for this one, and I really LOVE it!
First, paint the letter with your desired bottom color (what will come through the cracks)
Then completely cover the letter with Elmer's glue (using a paint brush)
I did mine kind of thick hoping it would show up in the pictures.
Now, here's the tricky part....
Don't paint too soon or it will not work at all, the glue will get all over and it will be a mess; don't paint too late or it will hardly crack.
Patience.
Wait until it is "tacky" or super sticky
I waited about 5 min or so and then would lightly touch areas and if it didn't feel sticky, then I would wait until it did.
Once the glue feels pretty sticky, go ahead and paint your second color right on top of it.
Now this part is fun!
You really get to see your work come alive!
As the glue dries, your top coat will begin to "crack"
Cool huh?!
I
The I is very similar to the F, but instead of using a fabric, I used a piece of scrap book paper.
What you will need:
1. Scrap book paper
2. Mod Podge
3. Sand Paper
4. Wooden Letter
The I by far was the easiest.
So I started off the same way as I did with the F.
Flip the scrap book paper face down and place the wooden letter face down on the fabric.
Then trace the letter.
I traced exactly along the I instead of leaving room for the edges (paper wouldn't wrap as nicely as the fabric would).
I then used an exact-o blade and cut along the traced letter.
On the front of the letter, paint on a thin layer of mod podge and place the cut out on top
Once the paper and letter are COMPLETELY dry, lightly sand the edges of the letter to give a more "finished" look.
I also dressed this letter up with burlap and a flower.
L
The L by far took the longest, but it ended up being my FAVORITE!
What you will need:
1. Twin
2. Glue gun and LOTS of glue sticks
3. Wooden Letter
First things first.... When doing this project, I did ALL my lines horizontal.
So since I knew all the main wraps would be going in one direction, I first had to cover the parts that wouldn't be able to be covered by the horizontal wraps.
Start cutting a bunch of little pieces of twin and let the gluing begin!!
Once all the areas that don't make the horizontal line cut are covered, glue an uncut piece of twine at the VERY top of the letter (on the BACK) and begin to wrap, and wrap and wrap!
I would put hot glue across the back of the letter every third wrap or so.
This part takes some time!
Make sure the twin is tight and as close together as you can get it!
Almost done!
If there are areas that you can see the letter, just cut a piece of twin and fit it right in!
Once I got all my visible white areas covered, I wanted to dress this letter up too!
I used some lace flowers I had left over from my wedding crafts.
Now you see why this one is my favorite ;)
Y
The Y I did the same way as the M
I did crackle paint.
Except I used a pastel pink and yellow as my colors
I decided to add some purls, lace and butterfly's to give it a different look then the M
Again, I like mismatched!
Sorry the actual wall pictures came out so DARK!
I took them this morning on my way to work at 4:30 in the MORNING!
