Wall art project part II (and a tutorial)

Hi Nesters,

Here's the second part of the wall art project I worked on last weekend. If you missed it, here's part I (Deconstructed Wall Art). I'm showing you the reveal first because I know you'll just scroll down to the bottom before you finish reading this post anyway. ;)

If you're interested in how I did this project, check out the rest of the post...I've given you a little tutorial.

Decoupaged initials and bird, egg and bird cage graphics adorn our family room wall (cause you know I love me some "bird" stuff)

"R" for Robyn (that's me)

"J" for Jason (my husband)

Vintage bird cage graphic

Vintage birds nesting graphic

Vintage bird eggs graphic

Before: A similar picture to the one you see here on the left was hanging on right side of the mirror. I don't have a before photo of them all together, but you get the idea.

After

Tutorial:

I started out with MDF (medium density fiberboard) letters that were painted white from the craft store. They had a hanging hole already drilled in the back but they didn't hang straight so I used 3M foam adhesive squares.

• I painted each letter (top and sides) with soft black acrylic craft paint
• Then I affixed scrapbook paper to the top of each letter using Mod Podge (I did not top coat it yet)
• I used sandpaper to remove the excess paper and give the edges a timeworn look
• I added paper embellishments to each letter (words, pictures, scrabble tiles, etc.)
• I covered the entire project with a coat of Mod Podge to seal it
• For the graphic prints, I went to The Graphics Fairy and downloaded them (for FREE!) and printed them in the sizes I needed onto card stock. I then shopped my closets and found some frames I wasn't using. One of the smaller ones was antique gold so I gave it a quick coat of the soft black acrylic craft paint and then roughed up the edges to give it a vintage-y feel.

More photos of the painting process and adding the decorative paper using the letter "B" from my previous wall project as as example:

Again, the final result!

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• Tutorial Tuesday at Hope Studios
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• Saturday is Crafty Day at Along for the Ride
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