Friday, January 21, 2011

Glittery XO Letters

I was walking around the craft store one day and this project popped into my head. A cute & easy way to decorate for Valentine's Day! I love Valentine's Day decorations because they're always adorable and they're not religious so everyone can appreciate them.

I bought two 3-D papier mache letters that were about 10 inches tall.
I found some really fun glittery red paper in the scrapbooking section and bought two sheets. I traced the letters onto the glitter paper and cut them out. I wanted paper to cover the front and the back of each letter so I made two X's and 2 O's.

Using some red acrylic paint, I painted the sides red to match the paper.
I used spray glue to attach the glitter paper to the letters and let the glue dry.
Glittery, sparkly, and fun!

Here's the letters on our bookshelf in the family room and I thought they worked well next to the frame I gave Hubby on our first Valentine's Day after only 2 weeks of dating. Gosh, we look young and innocent in that photo!


17 comments :

  1. Thanks for the comment Lisa! :) I love this letter idea! I think I'll try it out too!!

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  2. These letters are awesome, and I'm loving that glitter paper!!! Thanks for visiting my blog and I hope you will come back soon! I am a new follower of yours :)

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  3. super cute- as always! you rock the crafts!

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  4. That's adorable. I love the glitter--perfect for Vday!

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  5. Cute idea for Valentine's day :)

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  6. That was a good idea - I always feel sad putting away all of the glittery Xmas decor. Hugs, Kim

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  7. So simple - and yet it makes a great impact! Neato!

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  8. That's an awesome Valentine's Day decoration.

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  9. Cute idea! Great way to liven up a room!

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  10. These are totally cute! LOVE them!!!

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  11. Good call on the glitter paper! It made for such a perfect finish! Love this project, Lisa!

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  12. Love this. It looks so good on your shelf and so sweet next to that great picture. The perfect decoration.

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  13. You are very precise with your exacto. Mine would look wonky! Love them!!

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  14. The glitter paper they have out now is just MARVELOUS. I love it. Super cute letters for V-Day (even though my post today says I do not really like V-Day, I do love the decor - super cute!)

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