Easy, creative gift idea
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First of all I purchased the first letter of my best friend's name sculpted out of wood. You can get these in places like Hobby Craft and The Range but I got this one on eBay for £2.99, free postage.
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| Wooden letter 'L' / eBay £2.99 |
I didn't have to buy anything else as I have a huge craft box at home from when I did Art GCSE and A Level - I knew saving all these bits and bobs would come in handy one day! I think it's best to think of a theme you want to base your letter on. I chose the colours of my best friend's bedroom - white and pinks. Collect together a rang of different things you can stick on and you'll need some PVA glue. Here I've got things like glitter, ribbon and card pieces pulled off old birthday cards.
I didn't want the background to be white, so I drew around some pink paper from the inside of a card, cut it out and stuck it on like this. Make sure you use as little glue as possible!
I pressed the letter under a heavy book to make sure it was even, stuck well and there was no bubbles in the paper. I only had to leave this on for a minute or so.
Now for the fun part! Start arranging the different textured pieces until you're happy with them...
Stick on the pieces and coat with a clear coat of varnish and you're done! Here's my finished 'L'
If you're stuck for ideas, type "wooden letters" into Pinterest!
Beth x
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