Hi there! I first want to welcome all of my new followers! I’m thrilled to have you and would love to hear your comments and questions along the way.
Just a quick post today to show you these mod podge wooden letters that I did for the Grandkid’s room I’ve been working on. Adding a kid’s name to the wall is a perfect way to personalize a room, but over at my parent’s house I’m designing a room for all of the grandkids so getting 4 names up on the wall would be too much. So my mom and I decided to do each kid’s initial. I love how the different patterns and colors turned out and this cost less than 20 bucks!
This was a really easy project. It took me way less than one nap time (which is how I currently gauge projects.)
Supplies: Letters, scrapbook paper in prints and/or colors that you want to use in your space, some craft paint, mod podge.
We picked up these wooden letters at our local craft store and painted them a solid color to go with the paper we are going to use on each.
- Trace each letter (face down) onto the back side of the coordinating paper. My letters were bigger than the paper, so I traced the extra portion separately. Depending on the pattern of your paper, you may want to try to get the pattern to match up.
- Cut out the letter carefully just inside of the line I drew.
- Spread a thin coat of mod podge on the wooden letter with a paint brush or sponge brush and lay your cut out letter on carefully starting at one end.
- Smooth the paper down as you go so that there are no air bubbles.
- Then spread another very thin layer of mod podge over the top. Be careful not to mess with it too much because the paper is wet and will start to ball up.
- Let them dry over night.
We used small picture hooks on the back of each letter to hang them.
And that is it! These pull all of the colors used in the room together and give the room a personal touch.
This is the last project in this room!
Painting Stripes was the first project that we did… can’t wait to show you the whole room next week!
See the Grandkid Room Reveal here!
I did this and all letters came out wrinkly 🙁
Hi sorry to hear you are having trouble, Jennifer. I’m not sure I know what you mean when you say your letters are wrinkly. Can you email me with a picture of the letters at [email protected] and I can help you figure it out. Talk to you soon.
Thanks for sharing amazing information. Really very helpfull!!!
This seems looks fantastic and great!. I would love to add Mod Podge wooden letters stuff collection to my home …thank you for this beautiful ideas.
Do you have any examples of frayed or burned edges on your letter projects?
Hi Cheryl.
Sorry, but I don’t have examples of that.
Where did you find the letters? I like them better than the ones at my local Hobby Lobby so I thought I’d ask!
Hi Caroline. These letters are from Michael’s. They still have them for sure.
My paper overlaps what am I doing wrong?
Hi Denise. Sorry to hear you are having trouble. I’m not sure I know what you mean when you say your paper overlaps. Can you email me directly at [email protected] and I can help you figure it out. If you can send a picture that would be awesome. Talk to you soon.
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I love these Corey- just made something similar for my boys’ room but with maps. Pinning yours!
These are adorable, Corey! I love projects like this that don’t cost much but make a HUGE impact! Thanks so much for sharing this with my Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop readers 🙂
What a great project! I’ve been looking for something to add to my kids’ rooms and I think I will try this.
It was really easy! I’d love to see your finished project so keep me posted! Have a great evening, Corey
These are adorable! I have some wooden letters that I bought a few years ago. I’ve wanted to do something like this, but was overwhelmed with where to start. Thanks for sharing; I’m pinning!
These letters are really cute! Happy to discover your blog today 🙂