Monogram Letter DIY

Welcome to my first Beloved School Girl blog! Woohoo!!

This is actually very exciting for me because after a long one year journey I finally have my teaching mojo back!  Thanks to my dear Marcy, my new principal and most of all God, I am completely renewed and inspired.  I can't wait to share with you ALL of my ideas!

The purpose of this blog  is to inspire both parents and teachers.  I am a firm believer that parents and teachers must work together for the good of the children.  So, this blog will be FILLED with my personal ideas, and inspirations that will motivated you to have the best 2015-2016 school year ever!

My first idea comes after many hours of scrolling through Pinterest.  Today I want to share with you my steps to creating this wonderful Monogram Letter.

These letters are a perfect gift for the beginning of the school year (if I may say so myself!). 

Below are the steps to making your own!

Teacher Monogram Letters DIY:

I started out with 2 wooden letters from Walmart for about $2 a piece.  I purchased Apple Barrel Matte Acrylic paint in Bimini Blue & Fucshia for $0.50 a bottle.  I used a sponge brush that I already had and went to town painting the letters on both sides.  Make sure you wait for one side to dry first before turning over and be sure to paint the insides and flat parts.

While the letters were drying I worked on making the felt flowers.  Each 8 x 10 piece of felt is about $0.50.  You need at least 3 colors to make yours pop.  I tried making a video to show you how I made my flowers but it was too long and I couldn't crop it to fit.  You can YouTube a video on felt flowers and make it from there.  But, here are my pictures in case it helps.

I took a square piece of felt and folded it in half to cut into a circle (Or you can use a cookie cutter to trace your circle).  Then, I cut the circle into a spiral, leaving a big circle as a flat base in the middle.  Then, I rolled the flower adding hot glue as I rolled to hold it together.

Once the letters are completely dry, I played with the flowers to see where I wanted to place them.

Then, I turned the letter over and attached black ribbon directly unto the letter using hot glue.

I also added a black bow to the top of the hanging ribbon, as seen on the final picture below.  And to make it even cuter I added white pearls to fill in the empty spaces around it along with a couple of rhinestones for sparkle.  Oh, and I almost forgot about the black and white polka dot bow!  You can use any color ribbon you wish but this one is one of my favorites.

There you have it!  I hope you've been inspired to make this project! I spent a total of about $6 making this project.  But, if you're not as crafty as you'd like to be I can custom make one for you for only $15 (plus S&H).

Happy Crafting & Have a great project making Summer!


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