DIY Wall Letters

You've seen them everywhere lately, in stores, in advertisements and even on commercials, those large oversized alphabet letters. The large letters are certainly a hot trend right now.  Here in our store, we carry many already finished Marquee, wooden, retro, distressed and metal alphabet letters in our Home Decor department, but have you thought of making your very own unique personalized letter? 

Below are a few project samples our employees came up with to help inspire you all to experiment on your own of crafting a letter of your choice. Take note of the many different techniques and mediums used in these samples in which create a different look and texture effect for each one. 



Concrete Paper Weight  Letter 

Paper weight created with stepping stone mix!
 

Ikat Chevron Paper Mache Letter

The unique design is created with using a comb brush.

Studded Wood Letter 

Made using Gold Thumb Tacks and Gold Duct Tape!

Faux Rust Paper Mache Letter 

Created with the spice Cinnamon!

Ninja Turtle Paper Mache Letter

Draw out your designs and then paint within the lines. 

Frozen Paper Mache Letter

Create this custom Frozen letter for a little girls bedroom. Don't forget to add the pretty sequins!

Baseball Paper Mache Letter

We can't forget about the boys now! This Baseball Letter really has some added personality with the ball & mitt wood shape.

Q Chunky Wood Letter 

This letter is painted with Chalk Paint and Wood Tint and just sanded down.

V Chunky Wood Letter

By whittling the edges of this wood letter before the Chalk Paint is applied, then sanding all over, it gives it a nice distressed look. 

X Chunky Wood Letter 

The contrast of the bright color painted imperfectly over a darker wood tint, really makes this letter stand out. 

Z Chunky Wood Letter

By adding grooves with a hammer and painting with a Patina effect, then distressed with a darker paint give this letter the aged look. 

Upcoming Classes: Quilt Venture.

We still have spots in our Quilt Venture class, which is scheduled for this Saturday (Oct. 19th) from 9:30-5pm!

Join our instructor Karen and make this Kwik Chevron Quilt! Chevrons are popping up in designs everywhere - why not create some in a quilt?

If you would like to join us please call or stop in register. More information about the class can be found HERE.

Project Ideas: Wood Trays.

Over the next few weeks I'm excited to share with you some new project ideas our team has recently created. Even more exciting is that all of these projects will be using pieces that are currently ON SALE as part of our Anniversary Sale Ad!

Today I wanted to share a couple of projects our designer Megan created using our Wood Trays. Both of these projects turned out amazing!

You can find the wood trays in our Paints & Basics department and they are currently on sale for only $4.98 each. You can find additional project ideas using the wood trays on our website HERE.

Chevron Wood Tray

Fall Colored Wood Tray

Project Ideas: 16x16 Frames.

In our Paints & Basics department we have these awesome unfinished, over sized 16x16 frames (that have a 4x6" photo opening). They are great blank canvases to create a frame to fit your own space and decor. The larger size makes them great statement pieces as well.

We have created a few new samples recently so I thought I would share them today - you can find project supply lists and instructions for each of them by clicking on the project title below.

Chevron 16x16 Frame

Monogram 16x16 Frame

Mud Fun 16x16 Frame