I made letters for Kyle's nursery about 2 months before he was born, so now it is time for Katie's own letters.
For Kyle's letters, I took unfinished wood letters and painted them.
For Katie's letters, I tried something new and used scrapbook paper.
First, I picked out five coordinating papers.
This time, I used white wooden letters from Hobby Lobby. I used a 40% off coupon for each which made them less than $2.00 each and also saved time since they were white to start with.
I flipped the paper over to it's back-side and turned the letter over as well and traced it, leaving a little bit of freedom to cut imperfectly.
All cut out.
Then I applied a layer of Mod Podge to the front of the letter.
After the Mod Podge dried, I cut off most of the excess edges.
Then I used sandpaper to get off the rest.
Then a few more layers of Mod Podge were applied. I also sealed the edges with the Mod Podge.
After everything was dry, I cut off the excess Mod Podge along the edges. Unfortunately, our electricity went out because of a storm (even though we never lost power during the ice storm???) and I finished them up by candle light.
The finished product!
Oh, and here is the bedding I attempted to coordinate...kinda.
For Kyle's letters, I took unfinished wood letters and painted them.
For Katie's letters, I tried something new and used scrapbook paper.
First, I picked out five coordinating papers.
This time, I used white wooden letters from Hobby Lobby. I used a 40% off coupon for each which made them less than $2.00 each and also saved time since they were white to start with.
I flipped the paper over to it's back-side and turned the letter over as well and traced it, leaving a little bit of freedom to cut imperfectly.
All cut out.
Then I applied a layer of Mod Podge to the front of the letter.
After the Mod Podge dried, I cut off most of the excess edges.
Then I used sandpaper to get off the rest.
Then a few more layers of Mod Podge were applied. I also sealed the edges with the Mod Podge.
After everything was dry, I cut off the excess Mod Podge along the edges. Unfortunately, our electricity went out because of a storm (even though we never lost power during the ice storm???) and I finished them up by candle light.
The finished product!
Oh, and here is the bedding I attempted to coordinate...kinda.
You did such a great job on her name!! And what a trooper for doing it by candle light! I just love hobby lobby and those 40% off coupons. Me and a couple girls are going to be scrapbooking on Friday night up at our office if you want to join us.
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