H is for...

I was in Hobbycraft a while ago and saw some unpainted paper mache letters for the bargainous price of £1.99. I decided that even if I screwed it up it wouldn't matter and I'd have fun trying. Thankfully I don't think I did screw it up and it sits pride of place in my living room!

 

 

I used a matching paper set called 'Sweet Pea' from Craftwork Cards, it ties in with our decor perfectly and it's just really pretty without being too girly.

 

Each 'leg' of the H is decorated with a different pattern and embellishment. There's a flower and 'ribbon' detail (which is actually card that I curled up a little).

 

 

Here are some punched hearts that I layered for a pretty, fluttery look..

 

 

Some layered punched flowers.

 

 

Another flower and 'Card Candi'.

 

 

The whole thing is wrapped around with a diamante chain.

 

 

Some of the flowers were made by punching out hearts and overlapping them in a circle to create petals.

 

 

The others were made with 3 different sized flower punches. My mother-in-law had a huge craft punch clear out so I got a little carried away!

 

 

To make the whole thing a little more durable it got a couple of coats of Mod Podge which is my new favourite thing!

 

And here it is in situ!

 

 

 

And to explain just why I'm decorating H's (my Mum was seriously confused, I don't think she's quite accepted that I've changed my name!)... here's a hint as to what my surname is! This is another recent project and I love it so much I think I've decided what all of our friends are getting for Christmas!