Having packed away our family's Nativity Figurines, I decided it was time to make something new for the front entrance sideboard. I already had the wooden letters, which I had previously covered in papers I was not particularly fond of during a class in Sydney. Rather than start a new project, I thought I would simply renovate and finish a half finished project - good idea I think for the new year! So, I went about covering the wooden letters in Stampin' Up's beautiful Enchantré Designer Series Double Sided Paper and embellishing with various chipboard elements, ribbons, stamped images and photographs. Next came ther tricky bit! As we are unable to mount items on the wall, I had to find a way to make the letters freestanding. I achieved this by purchasing a strip of timber from Bunnings and using a combination of woodworking glue and nails to secure the letters. I then painted the base strip and edges of the letters in Jo Sonja's 'Soft White' Acrylic Paint, which looks just fabulous with the Enchantré Colour Range. I am thrilled with my 'Love Letters' and can feel a bit of a 'craze' coming on, so don't be surprised if you see some more decorated letters up on the blog soon. Naturally, not everything goes smoothly! Gremlins seem to have prevented the 'O' letter phtograph from being featured below - 'shhh', don't tell my daughter Nicole, who I am sure would be miffed, if she realised it was her letter missing. I will endeavour to photograph again tomorrow, so if you would like this missing photograph, please email me on liz@nb.com.au and I will send it through to you.
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