Project Big Boy Room, Part 3

I should be hitting a road block any minute now. All these projects for Matthew's room are coming along wayyyyy to smoothly.... lol

Part 3 will be the mod podge monogram for his wall.

I found an 18 inch "M" wooden letter at Hobby lobby for $12.99, used my 40% coupon code on my phone and purchased it for $7.79. Fishing card stock stickers were on sale for $1.00 so I bought a sheet, but ended up not using them on this project.
 I also purchased 3 sheets of patterned scrapbook paper which was on sale for .30 a piece.

My supplies:

 Here's my unfinished wooden letter. I started by laying down a drop cloth over my table. I regularly buy plastic table cloths from the dollar tree and cut them into 3 sections to use for crafts. They hold liquids well and don't "soak" like newspaper does.

 I put a heavy layer of mod podge over the letter and smoothed it out with a foam brush.  Make sure you work fast, unfinished wood absorbs liquid very quickly.

Once you've applied a thorough amount of mod podge, cover your letter with scrapbook paper or card stock. Smooth out wrinkles as you go. Depending on the size of your letter, you may have to use more than one sheet of card stock to cover your letter.

Smooth out as many wrinkles as you can because you will see them when it dries.

Turn over your wooden letter. Using an xacto knife or razor blade, trim the paper as close to the edge of your letter as you can. These will be your finished edges.

Flip your letter back over. Apply a generous layer of mod podge over your letter and let it completely dry. Mod podge will appear white like Elmer's Glue when applied, but don't worry it will dry clear.  Apply additional layers as needed until you get the shiny finished effect that you like.

My letter had cutouts on the back to hang by nails, but I wanted something more rustic. I hot-glued some leftover twine rope from Matthew's Pirate Party to the back to make "picture wire"

You are done!

I love the rustic look that the "wooden" patterened paper gives this monogram. Since you can mod podge almost any paper or cotton fabric, there are a ton of projects you could do. You could make a solid color one and use as decor every year for your childs birthday. You could make it in pink or blue and give as a baby shower gift thats costs less than $10.00 to make.

 Possibilities are endless.

Total Cost for this Project: $8.69

( I already owned a bottle of mod podge/puzzle saver and an xacto knife)

Links below for items.

18 inch Wooden "M" letter:

http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/18-unpainted-wooden-letter-m-366625/

Mod Podge/Puzzle Saver: (you can find the smaller bottle of puzzle saver at walmart for around $2)

http://shop.hobbylobby.com/products/8-ounce-gloss-mod-podge-183996/

Xacto Knife:

http://www.walmart.com/ip/X-Acto-1-Basic-Light-Duty-Knife/19703023