USA Letters

I wanted to add something festive to my new entry way mirror and thought this would be the perfect touch.  I love the way the letters turned out.  I think they look great sitting on the shelf of the mirror and really stand out against the black.

 You will need:

Wooden Letters- I got mine at Michael's

spray paint

scrapbook paper

pencil

scissors

Mod Podge

sponge paint brush

 I started by laying the letters out on newspaper.  I only wanted to paint the back and sides so I laid them with the fronts facing down.

 After the paint was dry I traced them on the back of scrapbook paper.  To figure out which way to trace it, I placed the paper on the letter the way I wanted it to look then flipped it over to trace.

 I cut out the letters and stuck them on using Mod Podge.  I did this by painting a thin layer to the front of the letter and pressing the scrapbook paper cutout on top.  Make sure you rub your finger over it to get all the air bubbles out.

 It took a bit to get the letter straight so just go slow to make sure it is all lined up.

 I let it dry for a few hours.

 Once the letter was dry I painted over the whole thing with Mod Podge to seal it and make it shiny.  The Mod Podge goes on white but will dry clear so you don't have to worry about painting it on perfectly.

It only took me an hour total, not including drying time, to complete these letters.  I love how they turned out and plan to make more for other holidays.

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Fourth of July Mantel

We are currently living in a rental home that has a fireplace with a decent sized mantel.  While I am not a huge fan of the look of the fireplace, I LOVE having a mantel to decorate.  My oldest son and I get very excited when it is time to change out the mantel decorations for a new holiday or season.  This is the mantel we came up with for the 4th of July.  I think it is one of my favorites so far.  Not too cluttered but enough to keep my interest.

 We went around the house and found everything red, white and blue or that had a star or flag theme.

 I also printed off a couple pictures and put them in frames.  Super easy and inexpensive.

 These are the items I found at a Thrift Store last week.  I haven't figured out what I want to do with them yet, so for now I have them sitting on my buffet.

 I made the USA letters and placed them on my new entry way mirror.  I will explain how I made the letters on Monday.

Hope you are having a great weekend!  Thanks for stopping by.

Crafting with your Kids: Flag

Last year I came across this craft and made a note of it knowing my boys would love it.  They love anything messy and paint on their hands and feet was a big hit. 

I started with my 2 year olds right foot and painted some red paint on the bottom with a brush. I had him make three lines going from right to left. Then I painted my 5 year olds left foot and had him make two lines going from left to right. He took a bigger step then I would have liked but he was proud of it so I left it that way.

I then painted a blue rectangle in the corner and let the paint dry.  The next day we did hand prints with white paint to represent stars. 

We have this hanging in out playroom for 4th of July.  My 5 year old likes it so much that he has already asked to have it hung in his room after the holiday is over.

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