How To Mod Podge A Wooden Letter

How To Mod Podge A Wooden Letter
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How To Mod Podge A Wooden Letter
by Jennifer and Kitty O'Neil
Running With Sisters

Looking for a lovely gift craft? Decorate a wood letter using Mod Podge.

We'll show you how to out the paper to fit the letter, how to use Mod Podge to adhere the cut paper to the wooden letter, and how to finish the sides.

We are Plaid Ambassadors and get all kinds of wonderful paint and other craft materials from Plaid. We love their products and used their craft paints and Mod Podge for this project.

Materials & Tools
9 1/4" x 10 1/2" x 3/4" Wood letter
Scrapbook paper, 2 pieces of 12"x12" paper
Matte Mod Podge
Krylon 18KT Gold Leafing Paint Pen
Flat craft paintbrush
Pencil
Scissors
White acrylic craft paint (If your letter is natural wood, paint it white.)

Steps
1. Start by laying the paper that you want on the front of the letter out on your work surface face up. Lay the letter on the paper, face up. Trace the letter onto the paper.

2. Cut the letter out of the paper cutting inside the pencil lines.

3. Lay the letter on its side on top of the coordinated paper. Trace the edges and cut them out. We will use these strips to decorate the edges of the wood letter. Cut extra stips the same width to glue inside the loops on letters like B, D, and O.

4. Next, lay the paper letter on the wooden letter. Recut any edges to make the border even. Hold the letter in place where you want it. Then lift one end of the paper letter and paint a layer of Mod Podge on the wood. Press the paper down. Now the paper letter will be tacked down in place. Lift the rest of the paper and paint a layer of Mod Podge on the wood. Press the paper down. Smooth out any wrinkles with your fingers as you go. Let the paper dry.

5. To decorate the sides, align the strips and trim as needed. Paint the Mod Podge onto the wood first, as you did before, then press the strips down. Let these dry.

6. Paint a top coat of Mod Podge over the top and sides of the letter. We like to do brush strokes in all different directions.

7. We think it's fun at this point to add a little extra pizzazz with a paint pen. We chose gold for our paper. We added dots to our letter by looking at the design and seeing where dots could go - inside the flowers, for example. If your design has bows on teddy bears, you could outilne the bows. Just look for something in the paper design that you could add flair to with a little hand painted color!

If you have any questions about this or any other craft, leave us a comment and we'll reply!
Happy Crafting,
Jennifer & Kitty

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