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There are many great things about having all boys. Not being able to ever sew a frilly dress, have a tea party or buy a tutu are some fun things I missed out on. But, now since the boys have girlfriends, I’m getting a chance to make some cute girly things.
Last weekend, we celebrated Nick’s girlfriend, Brittney’s 16th birthday.(remember, she shared her Snickers Cupcakes with you) Her parents had a surprise Luau Party for her. I had the privilege of baking cupcakes, which I will share soon, I sewed her an apron with cupcakes on it and these super easy, fun wooden initials.
She actually has 2 bedrooms, 1 at her Dad’s and 1 at her Mom’s, so I made her one for each room that match her decorations.
I bought the unfinished wooden initials and the embellishments at my favorite craft store, Hobby Lobby. You may notice that I didn’t use the small blue flowers. While looking for an exacto knife, I came across some old wallpaper border that had the bright colored daisies on it. When Brittney re-decorated her bedroom last summer, I had given her some silk daisies that I wasn’t using any longer that matched that wallpaper. So, I decided to cut out one of the daisies and use it instead.
I had the scrapbook paper, ribbon, paint and glue on hand.
Using the unfinished wooden initials as a pattern, I traced them onto the paper first. For the striped paper, I traced on the front because I wanted to be sure to position the stripes so they looked right. The other paper didn’t matter, so I traced it on the back.
I used regular black craft paint to paint the edges and back of the unfinished wooden initials.
After the paint dried, I added the ribbon, for a hanger, to the back with my glue gun. I tied a knot in the ribbon so it would hold the glue better, and after I glued down the knot, I put another small amount of glue on top of it to make it a little stronger.
Then I added the embellishments. For the butterfly, I simply cut the wire off and for the daisy, I just glued it on with tacky glue.
I think these initials would also be super cute in a babies room or even a college dorm. They cost less than $5 for both initials. And she really loves them. 
What fun DIY project have you done lately? Share your ideas!
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So cute!!
I only had boys too and no girlfriends at the moment so I just have to be content making stuff for me. Love your letters and I can see why she loved them
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i love these letters, i have them in my kids rooms too! cute!
I love wood crafts. These are really great! Very creative
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Those turned out really cute, Liz!! I love the patterns you chose!
Oh! Those are cute! I actually did something similar for my daughter but I’ve been having trouble figuring out a nice way to mount them to the wall. Perhaps I’ll give the ribbon method a try! Thanks for sharing.
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Very cute and there is to much cute paper! The choices are endless.
These are so pretty! And how sweet of you to make one for both rooms.
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I love these. I made a “J”, but need to add a flower or something to it. Thanks for the idea.
My daughter will turn 13 in May, and I’m having a hard time trying to figure out what to do…
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These are so cute! Love it!
absolutely love this idea! i will have to use for my daughters room. now that we are redecorating it!
thanks again, i will be back
el
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