When I found out that my good friend was looking to decorate her sweet little boy's nursery with stand alone letters I knew I wanted to do this for her. She wanted a simple "block" font and Hobby Lobby has the perfect chip decor letters to spell out his adorable name. She wanted a Nautical theme design so I looked for inspiration on Etsy and by surfing the web. 
For the embellishments I found these little painted cut-outs at Hobby Lobby ready to go for my project.
The color pattern is pulled out of his bedding and other room decor. So…when planning for a job like this…take all of those designs into consideration to create the perfect project! To assist me in designing these letters I pulled out my Chip Decor Cricut cartridge and cut my paper at 8".
Easy Peasy….
I painted the sides and backs of each letter in coordinating paper color and once dry I used Mod Podge to adhere the letters in place.
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| For the C I used one sheet of golden yellow stitching lines with navy sharpie marker. For the A I cut a navy blue and blue striped pattern paper - cut both in half and mod podged each side down. I used my navy blue sharpie and white Galaxy marker for stitch lines. |
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| For the R I cut one in golden yellow and another in the damask pattern paper. I hand cut/trimmed the R about 1/4 inch smaller so the yellow would show around edges. For the T -- I cut out of white and used my navy blue sharpie for stitch lines. |
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| For the E -- I cut blue striped paper and golden yellow -- just trimming to adhere the parts I wanted. Navy blue sharpie for stitch lines. For the R -- I cut navy blue -- stitching with white Galaxy marker. |
The Chip Decor cartridge is sold exclusively at Hobby Lobby along with the chip board letters in a variety of sizes. Also, you can find phrases and a few designs on this cartridge.  |
| Sold Exclusively at Hobby Lobby |
To hang these letters on the wall I'm going to recommend the Command Strips. They are fantastic for these types of jobs and no holes in the wall. YAY!
♥Tracy
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My "little boy" is 30, but I WISH I had seen this when he was little. I LOVE IT! He and his wife just had their first baby (a girl) and our first grandchild. I'm going to have to go to Hobby Lobby and get this cart to make our little NORA letters for her wall above the crib. Her mommy will LOVE it! Thanks SO MUCH for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteThanks Debbie -- Congrats on your granddaughter and I know your project will be perfect! Your DIL is very lucky to have a creative person to do this for your granddaughter's nursery. :)
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Fabulous!! Lee-Ann :)
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DeleteBeautiful project. Love your stitching it is perfect.
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Thanks Nana :)
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ReplyDeleteWoW!!Love this!!I wish I had that Cart!!Very Beautiful!!
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DeleteOk I was on the fence with this Cartridge now I am going to get it! What you did is too darn cute!
ReplyDeleteI love this!! My little boy's name is Carter, but even still, these are the cutest sets of letters I have seen! The embellishments are just too cute!
ReplyDeleteSo glad you posted these Tracy!! I have this cart but haven't used it yet, I'm helping host a baby shower for a friend in a couple months and was thinking of making a sign for the door with the chip board. Yours look terrific--great details & stitching!!
ReplyDeleteOh, Tracy! These letters are just so adorable! You did a great job embellishing them. I'm sure the liitle boy's mother just loved them.
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