Guest Blogger: Decoupaged Map Letter

I have a treat for you all today! Barbara from Hodge Podge has agreed to share a super easy and adorable project with us today.  I'm loving maps lately, so I know I want to make one of these cute map letters to go up on a wall somewhere soon. Here she is, enjoy!




Hello Homeade Gingerites, so pleased to be visiting such a spectacular blog. Today I am going to share with you my Decoupage Monogram Letter that I made last summer while on a bit of a mod podge kick.

Are you dying to make one? Here's how....

First you will need a wooden letter. I bought mine at Michaels.

Next, paint the edges using a colour of your choice and method of your choice. I used black craft paint but you could use spray paint, leftover wall paint, etc.

After a few coats of paint have dried, lay the letter on an old map, trace and cut it out. 

*Make sure you lay it right side up. I laid it wrong side down, and then when I wanted to glue the traced piece out and it was backwards - sheesh!

Using mod podgy, glue the paper piece onto the wooden letter, smoothing out bubbles. Then paint a thin coat of mod podge over the entire piece and let dry. Oops  - forgot to take photos of that step!

And then...

Voila!

There you have it, a fabulous monogram letter! 

What I love about this, is you can use any kind of paper to suit your decor.

Happy Glueing!

XO Barbara