BOO!!
So, I have a giant blank wall that greats visitors as they come into my apartment. I try to keep it spruced up, and here is a little surprise that will great people until the 1st of November rolls around.
It's super cute, and super inexpensive.
What You'll Need:
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| mod podge, paint, sponge brush, scissors, pencil |
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| paper that will cover your letters |
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| Letters from your local craft store. |
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| Paint around the outside edges, and the front of the letters. I chose black paint, but you can use whatever you want. |
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| let dry |
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| To save money, I wash my brush out after painting, so I can reuse it for the mod podging. |
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| when paint it dry, trace around the letter, onto your paper. |
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| you can also trace the letter backward, onto the back of the paper. remember--- BACKWARDS IF ON THE BACK OF THE PAPER. |
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| cut out the letters. I like to cut mine inside the traced line, so that the painted background can be seen in between the paper and the edge of the letter. |
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| apply a layer of mod podge to the letter. then place the paper on top. I use a credit card to press the paper down, and to eliminate any bubbles |
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| Once that first layer is dry, apply a top coat on top of the paper. This keeps the edges from peeling, and gives it a nice matte/gloss look, depending on your mod podge |
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| ta da! |
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| My original idea was to staple a ribbon down the back to connect the letters, but that was a bust since my ribbon scrap was too short. So, I got out the handy hot glue gun and glued my letters into a cascade. |
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| I decorated it additionally with a friendly spider, a black net web, and a ribbon. But really, anything goes:) |
So there it is. BOO. And a tutorial on how to create mod podge words.
