I love decorating with initials. I don't know why, I just do. I had done the above initial and when Whitney saw it, she thought it would be a great idea for some Christmas gifts for her family.
So, we got together this week and decorated some initials for her family and here is how we did it.
Before beginning all this though, the night, or day before, you may want to go ahead and stain your book pages. That way you are sure they are nice and dry for the project. To learn how I stained my book pages just click on the link below.
First you want to go get some wooden letters from either Michael's or Hobby Lobby. The flat ones are the best ones to use. I have tried doing a 3 dimensional one and am still unable to get it to look right.
Get the page that you want to use and figure out how you want to place it on your letter. I like having the top of the page at the very top of the letter. Then flip the letter over and start tracing the outline of your letter. You want to make sure you have enough paper to wrap onto the back of the letter to make sure the sides get covered up.
Then put som Mod Podge on your letter and put your page onto the letter. You will have to smooth out the paper a bit to get rid of any bumps or bubbles but, be careful because you do not want it to rip. And the small bubbles will go away the next day it is just the big ones you want to worry about.
Put some Mod Podge around the side of the letter of where you are working and wrap the paper around it to the back. Then add some more Mod Podge onto the paper on the back of the letter so, it stays down. It is kinda like wrapping a gift. You have to fold the paper just right. Once you get the hang of it though, it is pretty easy.
Here is a close up of one of our letters. Just keep covering up the letter with book pages.
Here is the finished project.
- L -
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