They were lovely letters but I just hated the dirty greeny looking, wishy washy colour.
I bought some acrylic paint at the Hobbycraft sale for 49p in a lovely shade called 'Butter' and after rubbing the letters with sandpaper I painted them with the 'Butter' paint. I then rubbed them down again going back to the wood in some places to create an aged look. I then painted them again and rubbed them down - did this a few times!! The brush marks were showing on the paint so I then used a piece of natural sponge and applied the paint again with this. I then rubbed it down and the brush marks had gone and the surface texture was much nicer.
After wiping off the paint dust, I then set about decorating them to jazz them up a little!! I had a look through my collection of buttons and picked out some that had texture or an interesting look. To some of them I added twine to give a more rustic feel. I then stuck them to the letters in different positions. I am pleased with how my letters now look!! Here they are
Hope you like the finished look!!!
This looks so much better, I love the colour and the adornments! :)
ReplyDeleteI have the word HOME above the hallway door and in the middle of the night a couple of nights ago my E fell off and landed on the floor with a bang and gave me a right old fright!
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They look gorgeous, well done you, very creative x
ReplyDeleteThey look great. I love the buttons.
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That looks great you must have been very patient xx
ReplyDeleteThese look amazing Angie. I love that colour and the buttons finish things off nicely. Claire x
ReplyDeleteWow how fantastic are these now! I love the look and the colour is great. The buttons just finish it off. With all that rubbing down it must have been a labour of love xxx
ReplyDeleteWhat a transformation. They look great. Jaqui x
ReplyDeleteWow Angie, what a great job you've done here and yes, I do remember you buying them!
ReplyDeletewow Angie what a difference, such a brilliant idea...I love rummaging for things like this dont you
ReplyDeleteMina xxx
They look great, well done
ReplyDeleteGosh what an improvement you've made to them. Well Done - all that rubbing down must have taken ages! x
ReplyDeleteI am looking for the word HOME in script black letters to put on top of a shelf in my living room. have not found it yet. Might have to get the individual letters at Michaels and paint myself... I like your design too!
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