Monogram Ornaments

I wanted to send my friends ornaments instead of sending Christmas cards this year.  I also wanted them to be personalized and relatively inexpensive to make.  This is what I came up with! If any of my friends are reading this just pretend to be surprised when you get it :)

Here is what you will need: wood letters, yarn, hot glue gun, something to screw into the letters, power drill, ribbon

How to make:
1: Drill a hole in the top of the letter
2: Insert screw

3: Wrap yarn around the letter.  This part seems like it would be really easy but there are a few letters that are tricky.  For those tricky corners I cut smaller pieces of yarn and glued them directly to the letter and then continued to wrap.  Make sure to plan it out before you dive in!

I can't wait to wrap them up real cute and send them out! (preview of the next post)

Claire Bear

My cousin Peggy saw some of the letters I had made for other things and asked me if I could do her daughter Claire's name for her room.  I was SOO excited and got started on them right away.  She sent me a few pics from her room and I used them to get the colors and patterns.  Here is what I made!  I really hope she likes it!

Scrapbook Letters

So I am on a letter kick again and have been wanting to try this out for awhile.  Instead of painting this one I used scrapbook paper.  Here is how it was done.

What you will need:

• Scrapbook paper, wood letter, paint, mod podge, nail file

Step 1: Paint the edges of the letter with a color that coordinates well with the pattern you picked out. Let dry.

Step 2: Apply thin layer of mod podge to the wood letter and place the paper over the letter.  You do not need to cut it down to the exact size but I did cut it a bit closer to the size of the letter.  Let dry.

Step 3: Take a file to the sides of the letter and the paper will cut and give the sides a vintage look.

Step 4: Enjoy!

A few more pics for your viewing pleasure.

Sunday Funday (My Version)

While everyone was off watching football games today, I was continuing my painting marathon (and avoiding packing).  I tried to do these 2 pieces with Martha Steward stencils but quickly found out I don't have the proper tools to stencil properly so I had to do them freehand.

I am pretty happy with the way they turned out!  I am all out of things to paint so I guess it's time to do the things I have been neglecting all weekend.