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Has your daughter outgrown her frilly pink bedroom? She will love these bright and colorful wall letters to personalize her space! Tie dye is all the rage with teenagers, but choose any pattern that suits her.

What you need

wooden wall letters
sand paper
Liquitex Basics Gesso (optional)
yellow acrylic craft paint
tie dye fabric
razor blade or box cutter
white craft glue
paint brush
water
nailess sawtooth picture hangers
hammer


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What you do

If needed, sand wooden letters to make them smooth. You can find wooden letters at most craft supply stores or pick from many different fonts online at Craft Cuts.

Paint a coat of Liquitex Basics Gesso on each letter. This is a craft medium that will help provide better coverage and will require less yellow paint. This step is optional, or you may choose to use white acrylic paint if you don't have any gesso handy. Allow to dry completely. Paint all letters with yellow craft paint, allow to dry and repeat.

Once paint is completely dry, lay letters on work surface in front of you. Cut sections of tie dye fabric large enough to completely cover each letter. Each letter should have its own piece of tie dye fabric. Mix together equal parts of water and white craft glue, mixture should have a milky and paintable consistency. Use an old paint brush to apply a coat of glue mixture onto raised surface of the letter where you want the fabric to be. Lay the fabric onto the glue mixture and gently press down. Use old paintbrush to paint another coat of glue mixture over the top of the fabric, thus decoupaging the fabric on. Repeat these steps for each letter and allow to dry completely before moving on to the next step, at least 2-3 hours.