If you are in search of smiles from your kids, decorate and personalize their room with these easy to craft letters. The key is to give them character - letter them by hand. Perfection is not required!

Materials

Pine board 1"x 8" (See steps 1 - 3 to calculate the length)
Paint (We used ICI Dulux in Ornamental Grass & Deco Art Americana in Cadmium Yellow, Dioxazine Purple & Country Blue
Paint Markers (We used Deco Color in Orange, Blue & Purple)
6 small picture hangers
Jig Saw
Sand paper
Paint and art brushes
Ruler
Pencil

Instructions

Cut 15" boards for tall letters. Cut 10" sections of board for regular letters. Draw a flower on the remaining section of board and cut out. We used the flower to dot the "i" but it can also be used as an accent to the letters. The flower measures 4" across.

Sand the top of boards to smooth and slightly round the top edges. Paint the letter boards green and let dry. Paint flower yellow with a blue center and out line the blue center with the purple paint marker. Draw letters on boards. We freehanded these using a ruler to keep the width consistent.

Alternate the colors of the letters using the yellow, purple and blue. Let dry. Outline the letters in contrasting colors, yellow is out lined in orange the blue is purple and the purple is blue. Lay the letters out and tilt each one slightly in different directions until satisfied with how they look.

Flip the letters over keeping the same angle. Attach pictures hangers level with your eye not the wood. This way the letters will hang at an angle. Attach hanger to the center of the flower.

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