A Different Option For Your Little One's Name in the Nursery

For Connor's room, I went the easy route and bought a decal of his name off Etsy.  Since I've learned a lot in the last almost two years, I've been toying back and for with what to do for Cora's nursery.  Since we did such a fancy accent wall with the stencil (I will show you that in a later post when its completely done :) ) I didn't want it to seem too busy.  I settled on making a C on fabric and sewing different colored turquoise buttons inside it then framing it.  My mom threw a wrench in the plan when she told me about these wooden letters our Joann's had started to carry.  They only cost 4 bucks a piece so I figured what the heck I'll give it a try. 

This is what I used.  Scrapbook paper, mod podge, wooden letters, and glue gun.  Not pictured is ribbon, because this child is sucking my brain cells by the second.

Step #1 place your chosen piece of scrap book paper face down and then place your wooden letter face down on top of that.  Trace around the letter making sure you're tight with it.  For the special people who need pictures like myself, here ya go.

Step #2 cut out your letter very carefully so everything lines up.  I chose to leave my letters white, but if that doesn't fit in your color palette you can paint the letters so the sides match what you're working with.  Paint a coat of mod podge on your letter (now facing up of course) and then carefully line up your piece of cut paper and smooth down.  Do another coat of mod podge on top of the paper and let dry 10-15 min.

Step #3 is when the glue gun comes into play.  Now I haven't used one since the incident at the schizophrenic center of 2005, but I'm happy to say no one was injured and I didn't glue anything I wasn't supposed to.  OK I might have burnt my finger, but nothing too bad ;) (Basically I accidentally hot glued the art project I was teaching in group during psych clinicals and was comforted by my patients...)  Tie your ribbon and place on your letter how you see fit.  I chose to use a bow to hang my letters, but you could also use command strips or double sided tape if you don't want the ribbon look.  Use your trust hot glue gun to attach your ribbon to the back of your wooden letter and let dry.  Trim your excess ribbon and voila!  A cheap and easy way to bring your little one's name into the decorations of their room!