Creativity is one fundamental part of home decor. In this context RoomStyling.net came across some great ideas for self made home decor, provided by the author of another interesting blog. Meg will be introducing how to create a monogram wood block.
My name is Meg and I live over at A Little Knick Knack. I enjoy making fun little crafts, re-doing furniture, and sewing for my kids. There are times when I realize that I'm in a crunch for a personalized gift and have come up with a solution. It blends my two favorites in decorating: burlap and monograms. So, today, I'm going to show you how to make a monogram wood block.
I found a nice 2" thick, 4' long board in the remnants bin at Home Depot for $.50. They cut it for me for free, into pieces about 5 1/2" long. I took those pieces home and spray painted them various colors. These decorative finials I found in the furniture aisle at LOWE'S.
They come 2 to a package for approximately $3/package. They are wonderful because they have screws in the bottom and are very easy to secure to your block. I use floral form to stabalize them while I paint. Of course, I realized I couldn't paint them all at the same time if I used different colors. Duh. So, they got painted in shifts.
While I waited for them to dry, I used my drill to make a hole in the top and then simply screwed my finials into the hole.
Get your sandpaper (I use a really rough grain, from 100 - 150) and sand the edges and corners.
Here's the fun part. Grab some burlap, your craft bond adhesive spray, and your stayz-on ink...
Use the Stayz-on ink to lightly distress the sides, corners and top of the finial.
Cut a piece of burlap slightly smaller than the front of your block. Start to peel away the first 2-3 strings of burlap from each side, as shown below.
You will get a nice frayed edge. Lightly spray the burlap with your adhesive spray and secure to the block.
Get your trusty
hammer and your steel tacks (found at my local Jo-Ann's in the furniture
rehupolster section, for less than $2.00 a package), and simply nail a
tack into each corner.
I printed off a monogram that I liked and used a small paintbrush to free-hand this onto the burlap. You could use freezer paper or make your own stencil and use any font you choose. I hope you enjoyed this little tutorial and can stop by my blog, A Little Knick Knack soon and say hi!
