Wednesday, January 18, 2012

gettin my craft on.

i've been lett(er)ing this idea marinate in my mind for awhile. we purchased a few boxes of these yellow and black letters a while back from a double secret honey hole of ours. a lot of the letters are just fine to list as is (after a wash down, of course), but a good number of them are cracked and chipped. (see upper part of letter A for crack samples). puh-ha! crack samples. that didn't sound very good did it?
if the yellow isn't cracked or broke, they'd be a fine piece to sell in our shop. but, what about the cracked ones -- and what if yellow doesn't go with your color palette? then what? i'll tell you what!...
...then, i get my craft on! I broke/cut out the yellow of this P and glued (fabric glue worked great) some funky vintage fabric (curtains, actually) to the back. i also lightly sanded the black plastic to give it a uniformed worn look.

i think i may make a few more of these and sell them in our shop. i have oodles of different fabrics i could use.

what are your thoughts on this crafty bit?
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  1. Wow! Those letters are to cool! Very clever way to change them up! Just browsed thru, girl, you find some great stuff! Glad you stoped by so I could find you! Will be visiting often to see what new things you've come up with! Am your newest follower!
    Rebecca

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  2. Those are great! How big are they? They look sorta large (which is always awesome). I bet they sell quick, got that whole groovy vibe going. If you have a letter H let me know, I would love to get my daughter one. Even without the fabric because her room colors are black, yellow and gray.

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    1. Hey Marci! They are 10" wide x 12" tall. I am sure we have an H...but not sure what condition it is in. I go through the boxes and find any/all H's - and see what condition they are in...which has to be a weekend gig for me. Email me at ladaehling(at)gmail(dot)com and I will let you know what I find.

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  3. very clever! That looks great!

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