DIY - A little bit of LOVE...

Making the EAT for the dining room was fairly addicting due to its ease, simplicity and prettiness. I wanted to do more letter projects and needed some guidance on what to do and where to hang it.  Off to Pinterest I went to see what I could find.  After a few minutes I came across this. Jamie from Kreyv posted a picture of it on her blog.  I had found my pinspiration!!!  Now where do I begin…

I knew it cost me $2.00 in just pennies to make EAT and that did not include the letters, paint, glue, etc. So I knew I wanted to do LOVE and nickels were enticing but looked a little pricey.  One thing I look for in life is inexpensive elegance. So over $20 in nickels would just not cut it. I looked into mirrors as well but those were pretty pricey too.  I decided to use the floral accent gems that you get at the dollar store.  I found mine here.  I also stopped at Jo-Ann Fabrics again for the letters and paint.  I had enough glue and protective spray from when I made EAT.  

I did the same steps in making these letters as I did in EAT.  Paint letters, let dry, add another coat, and then let dry.  Putting the gems was kind of a pain in my ass because they kept sliding off when I would lay them down.  I did a no-glue test run first so I knew how many gems to use per letter.  It took just over 1 bag for each letter.  Once those gems had the glue on them, they were not going anywhere.  I extra sprayed those letters knowing that the gems weighed more than the pennies. 

Now where to hang the LOVE… I figured the master bedroom would be the best place.  It was a good decision because I have not hung anything in that room yet.  I have a fear of nail holes in my plaster walls.  If I am putting something up with nails it better be permanent and expensive. Not that our LOVE isn’t life-long, but who knows how long I will be in this letter fascination phase. So back to the Command Strips I go. I was a little unsure how to hang the LOVE, vertical, horizontal.  I really liked how I had the EAT going vertical so I thought it would be a good choice for the LOVE too.  Let me know what you think.

This was another fun project and I have another one stewing.  Thanks to Jamie at Kreyv for the idea.

Andi