Mod podge photo letter

Well, I'm working away on the twins' room. No word yet about when the beds will be here, but it should be within the next 2 weeks. Some paint is on the walls, and now I am turning my attention to some crafting projects.

So yesterday I made this:


I thought it would be cute if both boys had their first initial hanging above their bed. I was originally just going to paint these, and then I thought it would be cuter if I mod podged photos of themselves on the letter. Kinda like a photo collage of their first 3 years.


So here's the tutorial:

I bought these cheap-o cardboard letters at Joanns. I think they were about $7-$8 a piece, and they are pretty big - about 2 feet tall.



Other supplies:
mod podge
tons of photos
brush
scissors


I printed out a ton of photos (at least 50) on regular computer paper. Photo paper is much more stiff and a lot more difficult to work with, so I just used the stuff that was already in our printer. I printed out pictures in every size possible - from full page to wallet sized. Then, I cut them out:



I took a picture and laid it on the letter where I would like it. I either scrunched it or cut it to fit:


then mod-podged it on:



I worked on the whole letter this way, one photo at a time:


Some areas, especially the curves, ended up looking crumpled:


But here is the fix:


Basically, work on the front first and don't pay too much attention to the inside of the letter. Then, once the front is finished, mod-podge more photos to the inside. This completely covers the scrunched areas.

Once all the photos were in place, I put a thin layer of mod-podge over the whole thing:


Here is my favorite part:

I love how some of the bigger pictures fold over the letter and cover both the front and the inside.


So here you go!



I still have the "C" to do, but to be honest with you, the "B" took me all afternoon yesterday to complete. I think I will take a break today and work on the "C" tomorrow.

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