Pinspired Framed Letter Project

There are two things I've been itching to do lately: save money and do something creative. The two don't always go hand in hand. For instance, we don't have very many personalized touches around our house (other than the crazy mess of toddler toys) because we just don't have a lot of money to spend on decor. Well, this afternoon, after an awesome grocery trip at Wal-Mart (hello, price matching and coupons!), I set to work on a project inspired by some findings on Pinterest. I picked up the necessary pieces at Michael's yesterday, and spent less than $11 for everything! You can't beat that, people! So, here's what I used:

Shadow box style picture frame

Wooden wall letter

Piece of scrapbook paper

Paint of your choice

Paintbrush

Packing tape

Glue stick

I debated which color to paint the letter, and finally decided on the same grey-blue we used for Colin's bedroom. We had some leftover paint just sitting in the garage, so I gave it a good stir and painted the "V." I set it out to dry; it only took a couple hours, as I used a pretty thin layer of paint.

Next, I cut the scrapbook paper to fit the frame and used a glue stick to attach it, pattern facing out, to the cardboard piece that came inside the frame. I chose a burlap pattern for the background.

Finally, when the "V" was dry, I used pieces of packing tape to attach it to the patterned side of the scrapbook paper. Then, all that was left to do was to stick it inside the frame, and voila! My brand new framed wall letter with a burlap background.

I'm so thrilled at how it looks, and even more thrilled that I was able to do it on the cheap! I wonder what other pinspired things I'll get into next? :)