diy Modge Podge Monograms

If I could, I would fill every room in our home with letters.

on banners. bookshelves. wall decor. pillows. coffee mugs. & picture frames.

I just adore them.

Years ago, as a broke senior in college, I fell in love with creating colorful collages for my friends and roommates. I would fill my living room table with paint. fabric. ribbon. modge podge. glue guns. magazine cutouts. and spend hours upon hours turning cardboard letters into personalized and affordable room decor.

I recently discovered new wooden letters at Craft Warehouse, which have stolen my heart & thrust me back into the world of modge podging and creative gift giving! Creating personalized letters is an incredibly easy and affordable project, and if you don't already have the supplies laying around your casa, I highly recommend picking them up next time you find yourself strolling around Craft Warehouse with a few extra pennies in your pocket and an hour or two to spare. You won't regret it :)

Supplies:

1. Paintbrush

2. Modge Podge

3. Decorative Napkin ... visit TJ Maxx and Tuesday Mornings for a steal of a deal. 

4. Wooden Letter 

 Laying out the five supplies, which cost me a total of $2.33.

[Note: I like to use the Modge Podge on a paper plate to contain the mess.]

The before shot. K for Katie, my beautiful & inspirational sister.in.law.

The world's most basic tutorial instructions:

Apply a thin layer of modge podge directly onto the wooden letter, cover with one ripped strip of napkin, and then finish with a thin top coating of Modge Podge. Do this until both the front & back of your letter are completely covered, then let sit for one hour to dry.

[Note: Most decorative table napkins have a layer of white under the decorated layer. If this is the case, decide whether or not you'd like to modge podge using the white layer. I have tried both ways & prefer to remove the under layer, but your letter will look fairly similar either way].

Tah Dah! 

A simple, affordable, & adorable craft that will add color and personality to your home or be the perfect gift to brighten someone's day. 

Also, if you're looking to spice up your project, I recommend wrapping yarn or twine around the letter, or hot gluing embellishments, such as flowers or buttons to add texture & personality. What would you add to your letter? 

Enjoy!

Why hello, Fall!

I'm happy you have decided to roll through town & cool down our 90 degree home...please do stay awhile. 

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Fall is my very favorite season & this year more than any other, I am delighted to bid farewell to the hot hot heat of small town USA. Fall has brought along a new job for me, a new love affair with my crock pot, and a new casual relationship with my sewing machine. 

It has been wonderful for Jordan & I to settle into a routine & continue to learn what it means to love and support one another in our day to day lives. I am loving my job & although I struggle to get up and at 'em during the wee hours of the morning, I must admit it's a treat to come home and have a few hours of alone time to rest, run to the grocery store, craft, and prepare dinndinn before Jordan arrive homes with a hungry belly. These past few weeks I've been creating fabric & paper bunting like there's no tomorrow. I'm absolutely 100% obsessed, however I'll save that talk for another post. 

For now I'd like to highlight a fun, easy & oh.so affordable fall Martha Stewart craft project. Introducing, drumroll please....

The tin can pumpkin jack o’ lanterns

 diy tutorial found here: 

http://www.marthastewart.com/272336/tin-can-jack-o-lanterns

happy crafting!

Crafters Anonymous

Our lovely summer of being footloose & fancy free has come to a screeching halt and year two has officially begun! I must say we were rather spoiled with 43 days of honeymooning prior to having any real-life commitments or responsibilities...besides applying SPF & deciding what we were going to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner while adventuring in Costa Rica, Victoria, BC, and all throughout Eastern and Western Washington. Livin' the dream, footloose & fancy free, folks.


But fear not. We are now making up for lost time in the land of responsibilities and Jordan has re.immersed himself into his never-ending powerpoint slides, lectures, and reading assignments. Oh, the joys of medical school!


As for myself, I am slowly acclimating to life in small town USA while learning how to cook three meals a day and make our house a home. I am also frequenting the local craft stores. Frequently. Better yet, obsessively. There's a bit of strategy in going to so many craft stores in so little time. You see, when I look up a new address and make myself drive there, I'm getting more familiar with the streets & layout of the city.  And then once I'm there, I must go in and sneak a peak at the clearance items. Because this lady cannot buy anything full price & who wants to miss a good deal on patterned fabrics & scrapbook supplies?

[Photo courtesy of Pinterest.]

So there it is. I have been in Yakima on and off for just a couple weeks now, and can already confidently tell you where every craft store is located, and which ones have the greatest clearance sections. I can also tell you where the craft section is located inside our super gigantic local Walmart store, and boy, is that the place to visit for a good deal!


Jordan is spending his day in a classroom, while I spend my day walking the aisles of Craft Warehouse, adding to my already-overflowing bins of art supplies. To each their own!