I met up with my friends for a drink on Friday night, and one of them asked me to do a hand painted wooden letter for her housemate. I gave these big painted letters as gifts a couple of christmases ago, and she loved hers so much she wanted me to create another one.
Luckily I had a large 'R' left so I cut off the bottom right leg and made a 'P'! I have been using marine-quality plywood as it's weather resistant and also soft you can sand it really easily. Generally this would be very expensive (so any thick wood will do) but if you Dad is in the trade it helps! The only issue with this is that the wood has been given a waterproof treatment so instead of being a wood colour, it is in fact, well, green! So no distressing needed there!
I primed the wood first, then used a flat matt wall paint in Tapestry Green (3 coats) for the base, then used an off cream and pink matt colours for the little flowers. For detail like this a teeny tiny paintbrush works best, but you can be creative and use whatever you fancy. I finish mine with a complimenting ribbon bow and of course my Little Bunting tag.
Quick Tip: The end of a small sponge paint roller works really well for large spots!
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