Second day of “Love Week” and it’s all about love letters.
DIY Love Letters
The letter blocks feature junk hardware from my stash.
The JTS cut boards for me. I gathered the boards from a construction site a couple of years ago. Better to be used than to go to the landfill…right. I sanded off the rough edges.
After digging through tons of stuff I came up with these pieces for “love letters”.
I selected a bright turquoise to contrast with the rusty brown.
And then I dry brushed a light aqua over the wood. See how it highlights the details.
Hot glue held the hardware on while I found screws the right size. Using the glue works great because it holds everything in place while drilling the screws in.
This is how I roll.
Do you like the DIY Love Letters or the stenciled heart sign the best? See you tomorrow. I’m off to classes today! Thanks for stopping by,
Trish says
love this!
Audra @ Renewed Projects says
Totally amazing! I have an infatuation with turquoise and love the rusty pieces you added to spell LOVE. So beautiful and fun!
Andrew says
Wonderful. Great job!
Did they stand up on their own? They seem like they may be front-heavy. Is there a trick to making them stand without falling forward?
Kathy Owen says
Good eye for detail Andrew. The L and E were font heavy. I added the little bolt inside the hinge on the E and the head of the bolt was just the right depth to make the E stand up. For the L I had to add some glue dots to the bottom to make it stand up. Thanks for the comment!!
Dee says
I really like this, Kathy! I have lots of wood but that’s it — otherwise, I would try this in a heartbeat! 🙂
[email protected] of a Serial Do-it-Yourselfer says
I love these, Kathy!! Pinning and sharing 🙂
Kathy Owen says
Thank you Christy!
Kathy says
Love this! It’s fantastic!
mary scott says
This is so darling! LOVE it!! 😎
chris aka monkey says
i love these they are adorable with out being all cutesy like them better than the heart xx