Happy Monday Peeps! My very first granddaughter,Elliot (Ellie) came early and weighed in at only 4 lbs. so we didn’t get to put the finishing touches on her nursery until now!
The letters were from Hobby Lobby…thin and light. Perfect for a nursery wall. I found paper that felt like the mood of the nursery. I traced the letters and cut them out with a craft knife and my scissors…
Next I painted the back and edges of each letter…
After using Mod Podge to adhere the paper to the letter, I lightly sanded the edges of the letters…Then, I used Watercolor Crayons to outline the letter then dipped a foam brush into a tiny bit of water and washed over the outline to smudge it onto the rest of the letter. ..I did this twice drying in between to give the letters an antiqued look.
The top letter is before I smudged, the bottom is after smudge! See how the watercolor crayon subdues the color on the letter?
I used Mod Podge to seal the letters after all the watercolor smudges were dry. I put on two coats … letting the first coat dry before putting on the second.
You could use just initials…Bethany wants to do a “B” on a door in their game room…An initial would also look great on a bookshelf…I also have a great idea to do “JOY” for Christmas…can’t wait to show you this idea!!! Aaaaany Hooooo…
Here are the finished letters! Stephie is going to hang them with ribbons…I’ll show you around the finished nursery when we get it all together! Have a great day ~Hugs~
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wow these turned out great! good job
can you imagine how much it would have cost to buy them in a boutique, not that I’ve seen any as nice as that anyway
Sarah
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I still say when in the world am I gonna get a little of the crafty! Great job, again! You never stop amazing me.
The letters turned out fabulous! I love it!
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These are so sweet! Would love to see them hanging in the sweet nursery!
blessngs
mary
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How beautiful! Great tutorial.
Wonderful letters…good tips to follow. Thank you. They really are lovely.
Hi Robin,
I love your letters; they are so cute and vintagey. What a clever use of a watercolor crayon. Your granddaughters name is so sweet…Elliott ~ Ellie…..very sweet.
Great job and thanks for sharing!
Nola
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These are beautiful!!
These are adorable! Love the smudging in on the edges, really adds character! Congratulations on your first grandchild!
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Robin, they are so sweet. I adore the pale colors and all the wonderful patterns. Great job!
Barb
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You are too creative ! The letters look so pretty. I know they will add such a special touch to the nursery. Kristye put Megan and Melia’s name on the nursery wall and it does add so much to the room. I enjoy your blog, thank you for sharing.
I really love this project! Great idea and the finished letters are so cute!
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The only thing missing is picture of our sweet baby girl!! Those are precious and I love how you put your spin on them! So sweet. I also would love seeing them on the wall of the nursery!!
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Beautiful letters! Thank you for the great inspiration.
Blessings,
Marie
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So sweet! Great tutorial.
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Martha WHO??? Those letters are fantastic! I hope Em likes them because I would really like to do something like that in her room in the new house. I like the idea of doing a family thing in a game room, too. I have a fear of my own art projects, so I’m doing little things in the laundry closet as a starting point.
Maybe I can do a C-L-E-A-N for inspiration. That word is so much nicer than L-A-U-N-D-R-Y, don’t you think?
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Those are some of the most adorable letters I have ever seen. If I ever have a girl I am definitely making them your way. Thanks for the tutorial.
First of all, congratulations on your Granddaughter! The letters came out beautifully! Great idea, thanks for sharing the info! Pinky
I’ve seen those letters @ HL…you did a great job, can’t wait to see them in the nursery!
Very Cute!!
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Ellie is one blessed baby to have such a great, creative Gigi!
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Love it ! I did this in my studio with my name – so see it is for grownups too !
You are a great G-ma !
Hugs ~ Kammy
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love how these turned out!
can’t wait to see the nursery!!
:O)
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Your letters are lovely. Thanks for sharing the process~ ~Ahrisha~ ~