BOO! (and a tutorial on mod podge words)

 

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:

mod podge, paint, sponge brush, scissors, pencil

paper that will cover your letters

Letters from your local craft store. 

Paint around the outside edges, and the front of the letters. I chose black paint, but you can use whatever you want. 

let dry

To save money, I wash my brush out after painting, so I can reuse it for the mod podging. 

when paint it dry, trace around the letter, onto your paper. 

you can also trace the letter backward, onto the back of the paper. remember--- BACKWARDS IF ON THE BACK OF THE PAPER.

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. 

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

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

ta da!

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. 

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.