Use this Paper Mache Letters Craft to make DIY personalized name art!
Looking for a simple and super-cute way to spruce up a bedroom?? How about this Paper Mache Letters Craft for DIY Personalized Name Art!
Frugal friends Jamie & Kristee both shared their adorable Paper Mache letter projects… didn’t they do a GREAT job??
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Paper Mache Letters Craft
This simple project is great for decorating, and adding pizazz to any room!
Or… these would also make great gifts for bridal showers {maybe for the couple’s last name?}, baby showers {for the baby’s name}, birthday gifts, etc!
What You’ll Need:
- Paper Mache Letters {use your craft store coupons to get a deal!}
- Mod Podge
- Foam brushes
- Paint bottle in your selected color
- Scrapbook Paper
- Pencil
- X-acto Knife
- Scissors
Mod Podge
What You’ll Do:
- First… take your unpainted letters and trace them onto your craft paper.
- Cut out the traced paper letters with scissors, and set aside for later.
- Next, take your paper mache letters and set them on newspaper while you paint the sides and back of the letters. You may need to do a few coats to get your desired color. {note: you won’t need to paint the front of the letter ~ that will be covered with your craft paper later}
- After the paint has dried completely, brush a thin coat of modge podge on the front of the paper mache letter, then place the craft paper letter on top of the glue and let dry.
- Once the craft paper has had time to dry firmly onto the paper mache letter, brush a nice, even coat of modge podge on top to cover the top of the paper. Repeat this a few times, allowing each coat to dry completely in between .
- Once the letter has dried completely, brush the entire letter with one last coat of modge podge, to give it a nice shine!
- Embellishments, including string, buttons, clips, ribbon, etc. can be added on after your letters have dried completely. Have FUN!!
A BIG thanks goes to Jamie & Kristee for sharing these tips & tricks for another fun project!!
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Kaitlyn says
November 20, 2013 at 12:08 pmWould this work with the wooden letters as well? A family member bought me wooden letter to spell out my sons name but I haven’t decided what to do with them yet!
Thanks!! 🙂
Heidi says
November 20, 2013 at 12:11 pmHi Kaitlyn ~ yes… you can mod podge on wood, too! Here are some tips for mod podging on wood:
https://thefrugalgirls.com/2012/04/diy-photo-cube.html
Hope that helps! 😉
candy poole says
September 11, 2011 at 4:46 pmtrying to find source for inexpensive letters (less than $2 each) any ideas?
Theresa says
December 22, 2011 at 12:25 pmif you google paper mache letters, you’ll get a great tutorial for making your own…out of cardboard, spacers and paper mache. One was artprojectsforkids.org and one was greenzebracrafts.com
candy poole says
September 11, 2011 at 4:42 pmi did a version of this as a gift last christmas…i used 8″ letters, painted the sides dark blue, covered in scrapbook paper that had to do with airplanes, used airplane and flying embellishments (even a matchbox airplane) mounted w/glue to a stained decorative piece of wood put picture wire on the back and gave it to my co-worker who is also a pilot…she loved it…i am now going to try with smaller letters for my nieces with their favorite colors and things…
Katie J says
June 10, 2011 at 11:37 amI really like that idea. I am thinking of making one for my boyfriend and maybe even my dad for father’s day. My boyfriend lives in an apartment with a couple of his friends and I think this would totally spruce up his room.
Nancy says
June 3, 2011 at 7:25 amI always use straight pins to hang anything light. You will be amazed at how strong they are. They even have longer, stronger ones that will hang light framed pictures. You can barely see the tiny hole when you remove it.
Terra says
March 3, 2011 at 2:37 pmI have been working on my sons name and the paper bubbled and it looks horrible :o( Any suggestions on how to make the paper not bubble?
Heidi says
March 8, 2011 at 9:28 pmHi Terra ~ as the paper begins to dry, if you see bubbles, you can carefully poke them with a pin needle, push pin or Xacto knife tip. Then keep smoothing with your brush.
Card stock has the tendency to bubble more, so if you’re having trouble with bubbling, you may want to stick with a thinner paper.
Another option would be to just skip the modge podge step, and use double sided tape to attach the paper to the letters. Hope this helps! 😉
~ Heidi
Jennifer says
February 26, 2011 at 11:13 amThis was a great idea, thank you for posting it. I just have one question. What can you use to hang the letters on the wall without damaging if you want to move it later???
Heidi says
March 4, 2011 at 10:03 pmHi Jennifer ~ one option for hanging would be to glue a sawtooth photo hanger onto the back of each letter. Then you could easily hang the letters on nails. Hope that helps!
~ Heidi
Misty says
March 23, 2011 at 3:42 pmI love command adhesive hooks…they have all types and pee right off later. we use them for everything including our christmas stockings. And they are reusable, you can just buy refills of the sticky parts!
Dawn says
February 10, 2011 at 2:09 pmI ALMOST did this using this technique earlier this week, but I was out of decoupage. I did, however, do one of my kids’ names using material and Heat N’ Bond!
Heidi says
March 4, 2011 at 10:03 pmWhat a great idea, Dawn! 😉
~ Heidi
Amanda says
February 10, 2011 at 12:52 pmi love that idea. i re-doing my girls bedrooms and that would be perfect and I can find/use the perfect colors to match. And I already have hlf the stuff.
Thanks FG! Again:)
Heidi says
February 13, 2011 at 9:58 pmYou’re very welcome… have fun, Amanda!
~ Heidi
Beth says
February 10, 2011 at 12:13 pmwow! That is so cool!!!