Paper Mache Fall Letter Sign
Add a touch of fall to your décor with this easy paper mache letter sign.
Yield: 4 letters
Materials
Instructions
- Grab your paper mache letters and your decoupage paper. Place your paper down flat and trace your letter with a pen. Cut out with good scissors. Cut excess.
- Place paper over the top of your paper mache letter to determine if your cuts were accurate. Remove and prep letter.
- Apply a nice even coat of Mod Podge on your letter. Be sure to go all the way to the edges. Completely cover the top of your letter. For larger letters, you will need to work in sections, starting from the top, working your way down.
- Next grab the piece of decoupage paper you like, playing with placement before you lay it down officially. Remember, once it touches, it is very difficult to pull back up, so make sure you have it where you want it! If you are using the thicker dryer sheet types of paper, it is a little more forgiving than other brands/styles of paper. That is why I love to work with it so much.
- Place it down, rubbing smoothly with your hands to push out any air bubbles. Make sure it completely adheres to the letter. Larger letters, you will repeat the addition of Mod Podge, applying paper, and smoothing out air bubbles in sections as you work to complete your wood sign.
- Let dry. (it dries pretty quickly so thank goodness.)
- Apply a top coat of Mod Podge over your papers to seal them up a bit.
- Repeat the same steps for the remaining letters of your word FALL.
- Add the details to the outer edges with your finger daubers along the side with Raw Umber paint. Apply it as thick or thin as you like. This gives your letters a more finished look.