I have purchased several letters over the years......wooden, metal, glass, fabric and have used those to identify the recipient of the gift. So when I saw these letters that I could make myself, I was in.
First, I made a trip to the thrift store to buy a book that I wouldn't feel too terrible about tearing pages out of. This took a little while because after all these letters were going on my gifts.....so I had to find something that didn't have curse words or overly described romantic scenes......that would not be good.
So I spent a whole $1.09 on this book
I am pretty sure this was some kid's summer reading assignment, so felt confident no one was going to be clamoring to read it again. I basically wanted this size font so I would have room to get my letters cut out.
Then I bought this package of letters at the Dollar Tree to use as a stencil.
I then selected the letters most often used for gifts around my household. If you don't see your letter here, don't you worry maybe I have a different wrapping in mind for you.
Then I traced the letters onto pages of the book.
And cut them out
Once I had them cut out, I took an ink pad and a little stamp I had called a damper and inked the edges of each letter. I am sure you could use a foam brush or a piece of sponge if you don't have a little stamp like this.
I tried several colors but really liked the ink called Pumice Stone because I thought it gave a real antique look.
Here's how some of my letters turned out.
This was super quick. I did about 30 letters in an hour.
After the 25th I will show you exactly how I incorporated these into our Christmas wrapping.
If you want to make some yourself, let me know. I am happy to give you some pages out of my book......no sense in everyone spending a dollar.
Talk to you on Wednesday!
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