Big, beautiful letters painted and then decoupaged with handmade paper.
You Will Need:
- Large papier mache letters; x, m, a, s, s. (here)
- An adhesive such as pva glue or modge podge (here)
- Red and white acrylic paint (here)
- Handmade christmas patterned paper (here)
- 1 brush for glue (brushes)
- 1 brush for paint (brushes)
- 1 pencil (here)
Instructions:
1. Start by painting the edges of the letters with red and white acrylic paint to your liking. Try white on the outside edges and red on outside edges for the first letter, then do the reverse on the second and alternate for the remaining letters.
2. On the reverse side of the handmade paper, draw around the letters. Fold the paper in half and cut out the letters.
3. Apply the PVA glue onto the letters and the reverse of the paper.
4. Assemble the parts and let them dry.