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Saturday, January 30, 2010

~crafting with blocks

I have seen so many cute letter blocks online. I deeply wanted to try to make some, so I decided I might give it a try. Once I finally got my Storybook cartridge, things started looking up! About a month ago, my very talented sister-in-law made a wreath out of hymnal pages. It hangs beautifully in my mother-in-law's foyer. So I thought that some letter blocks would just go so well...

I started with these scrap pieces of wood.


After sanding the blocks, I painted them black. Two coats.
I took an old hymnal, found some of my favorites (a very important step... adds more meaning, I think!), and cut out the letters using my cricut.
Then I cut out the squares and rounded the edges. Sorry... I neglected to take a picture of that step! Anyway, then I used a destress ink pad to "vintage" up the edges.

I added a sticker back to the hymns using my xyron sticker maker. Then I stuck them to the blocks.
I applied 2 coats of Mod Podge to seal... Here I am waiting for it to dry (which wasn't too long, I should add!)
And here are the finished blocks. I chose "Trust" because my mother-in-law's favorite verse is Proverbs 3:5-6 ("Trust in the Lord with all thine heart..."). Hopefully I will one day get her the "in the Lord" part of the verse!


















14 comments:

  1. I enjoyed seeing how you put that together. What a joy to look at this beautiful work. You and Tara give me so much joy of giving, I will take a picture and show you how it looks in my house.LUM

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  2. Those turned out wonderful. I love the hymnal pages used as the paper on these blocks.

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  3. Great inspiration! I, too, am a wife, mother, and teacher and so I can fully understand how difficult it can sometimes be to find time for projects like this. Fantastic job! Hope to see more...

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  4. I love these, just found you from your SIL, and I can already tell I am going to love it here.

    God Bless,
    Cha Cha

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  5. I love this project, and the meaning behind it! Thanks so much for sharing!

    Blessings, Grace

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  6. Very cute! Maybe I missed it, but how did you cut out your letters?

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  7. Great project. I really like the music sheets for the background.

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  8. Love it. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  9. The block are too charming! You did a wonderful job! Love em!

    Cheers!
    Tina

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  10. What a great idea! I love this and it looks easy to do! Thanks for the inspiration!

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