Wednesday, February 23, 2011

knock-off letters

I've been admiring {from afar} these, mesh letters over at Restoration Hardware

Scallop Mesh Letters

However, $16 per letter is more than I would ever dream of paying.

I was in Michael's the other day and found these. 

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These might work, right?
Instead of mesh, I use burlap.  I traced the letter and cut it out.

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Glued the burlap on.

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Gave a couple light coats of white paint all over. 
{will need a "hair" cut afterwards, gets a little frayed}

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Then mixed brown acrylic paint to glaze. And wiped it on, then right off.

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I really like the way they turned out. 
They found a home in our Bathroom for the girls towels.

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{Letter's $1 each}
{Burlap $0.40 for 1/8 yard}
{Project TOTAL $2.40... Sure beats $32!}

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