LOVE Letters :: Ta-dah!

It's always good to partake in a little Ta-dahing on a wet gloomy Friday if you ask me, and most especially on a wet gloomy Friday when one is feeling quite unbelievably tired at the tail end of a rather loooong drawn out week. Yes, it's good to feel that amidst all the worn out Coping-with-it-all that's been going on with me this week, that something pretty and frivolous and exciting and creative did indeed happen here at Attic24.

So do you recall my rather over-the-top Overexcitable post on Monday, the one where I went on (and on) about the wonderous potential of my new craft hobby? Remember the Decopatch??

Ahhhhhhh, such FUN I've had with this decopatch thing, sitting in my own little private happy place, filled with the joy of ripping up and gluing little bits of paper.

Such a long time since I've had a really good glue-session, gosh I had forgotten how wonderfully satisfying and theraputic it is to glue things.

It was Marvelous!

After some deliberation on how to proceed with this project, I finally chose four colourful sheets of my new decoupatch paper (2 red/pink and 2 blue) to use for the four letters of LOVE.

I then ripped the sheets neatly into strips about an inch wide, then ripped again to form little inch-squares.

And then the gluing began...bit by bit I glued the paper squares in place, working my way around each letter, gluing, sticking, smoothing as I went.

It was easy, but oh-so-satisfying.

In fact I would go so far as to say it was Immensely satisfying to see each plain wooden letter come to life with applied colour and pattern.

Once the letters had all beensuccessfully decopatched and left to dry over night, I decided that a little further Embellishment was needed.

I pondered it a while, tried out various ideas, then finally settled on punched paper flowers and buttons. 

The Little People were involved with my choice of Embellishment, and helped me select which coloured buttons to use and how to arrange them. They had (thankfully) forgotten that I had loudly refused to let them help out during the early stages of ripping and gluing. That I had rather meanly used the words Go Away This is MY Project for ME to do by MYsELF. 

So anyways, moving swiftly on....

Embellishments were completed.....

And my LOVE Letters joyfully finished and admired.

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TA-DAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you impressed??

Do you love them??

Do you feel all giddy and excited for this decopatch thing??

Or is it just me??

I wasn't quite sure in the end where to display my LOVE Letters.

At first i thought they would be good in my bedroom, but then changed my mind...I wanted to be able to see them throughout the day so decided in the end to keep them downstairs.

So yesterday I stuck them up on the wall above the sofa (as in above pic), and I thought they looked quite good there. But then Little Man came home from school yesterday and said

"I see you've put The Letters up."

(I nod)

"They don't look very good there Mum."

(I frown)

"You should move them."

(I listen)

"Put them above the mirror over there look."

(I look)

And I thought my goodness he's right, The Little Man is right. And why didn't I think of that?

So now they sit above the mirror in the dining room end of our living space, looking quite funky and joyful and very much at home

And I'm very, very happy with them.

Now then....if you look in the mirror up above there, can you see the reflection of our low pendant light which hangs over the dining table?? This light was here when we moved in, and I've never much liked the shade. Never much cared for the dirty looking yellowing plastic thats it's made from, although I do like the shape.

So....guess what's going to be next in line for a little glue-and-paper makeover. A little Decopatch jiggery-pokery?

Uh-huh.

You guessed it.

Right then, on that happy note I'll have to love you and leave you for now, I've gotta go rip-and-glue.

Have a wonderful weekend......

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Comments

[Jill]

Wonderful, Lucy. And the project is all the better for the help you received :-) Your house is an inspiration, and perfect viewing on (as you mention) a dull drab day. Thank you, good luck, and have a nice weekend.
Jill

[Séverine56]

It 's wonderful !!! I love it, and i love all your colours on your blog!
Séverine56 (from France)

[Anna-Karin, Sweden]

Wow! The "LOVE" is beautiful, and it really has it's place over the mirror. Brilliant Little Man you've got!!
Good luck with the lamp.
And a happy weekend to you too!!
Love Anna xxx

[Emma - Dotty Mays]

I LOVE it Lucy! Read the weblinks you attached about decopatch and am very tempted to take up yet another craft!
As I saw the 1st photo / location I thought- hmmm she's gonna need something else to balance the other side of the shelves ... more shopping sprees! but NO the little man got it right - well done to him and of course YOU for another wonderful post.
Hope you have a good weekend
I'm off to inventory my makes for a cabinet sale in Taunton's Tourist Info during December ... fingers crossed for lots of sales so I can go buy decopatch kits!!

Emma - Dotty Mays xx

[Ann-Charlotte in Sweden]

Really adorable. I should get my decopage glue out and just have a go on whatever. Highly inspiring as I realise how fast and easy it is to transform things I-am-not-crazy-about-but-yet-can't-get-rid-of. Have a happy WE and enjoy all kinds of crafts.

[lia-t]

Precioso, precioso, precioso...como todo lo que haces.
Wonderfulllllllllllllllllll

[Cayt]

Oh, it does look pretty, and the little man was right. Clearly you're doing something right with that one.

[Nina - Tabiboo]

A beautiful rip'n'glue result Lucy.

Have a wonderful weekend too,

Nina x

[Victoria]

Very, very pretty!
Victoria

[Jacqueline]

LOVEly!

[Petit Filoux]

That is such a brilliant idea (the lampshade that is)!!! I guess whatever paper you choose will affect the light too, so could be interesting!
Little Man was right, I agree with him, it looks wonderful above your mirror!

[vintagerockchick]

Your LOVE letters are lovely Lucy (that's an 'elluva lot of Ls) - you are so good with colour. Take a look at my latest post and you might decide to dye your own buttons xx
http://vintagerockchick-gill.blogspot.com/

[Kimbles]

yes I am impressed,and yes I love them and feel giddy with excitment they are fab!!!!! is that a Paul Klee piccie on your wall its in the style of my With Two Dromedaries and On Donkey one (if it isn't sorry, you won't have the faintest idea what I am going on about) x

[Kelly]

they came out so well, really makes me want to have a go!

[Claire Hurd Design]

I LOVE them! Truly gorgeous and very distracting as I am sewing furiously in preparation for a craft fair next Saturday and now I want to try my hand a decopatch!!

Claire x

[Teacup Lane (Sandy)]

LOVE your "LOVE" letters! And I agree with your Little Man they do look better over the fireplace. See males can have a good eye too! I often ask my hubby for his advise when placing objects around the house.

Teacup Lane (Sandy)

[Rachel]

They look gorgeous Lucy! Perfect positioning too!Little man was so right. I'm in love with fabric yo-yo's at the moment!
Have a wonderful weekend!
Rachel x

[Karin]

Wow!
I love your LOVE-letters!
They look great!

[Katherine]

Wow! The letters look so bright and colourful and wonderful! :o)
If I didn't have *way* too many crochet projects to be getting along with I would be hunting out glue & paper to attack things with too! :o)

[Jennifer]

Lucy, it looks great, and I think the buttons and punched flowers are the perfect touch. The colours are beautiful and it looks just like you and all of your lovelies, bright and cheerful. Hope you have a restful weekend.

[pj]

Wow! Gorgeous letters - the flowers and buttons are an inspired touch. Best wishes, Pj x

[little pink room]

This is beautiful!! You've inspired me... again! A x

[Dominique]

The letters are wonderful and congratulations to your little man.
Put decopatch on your light is a good idea, but are you sure you can put glue on something which becomes warm ?
Have a good week end.

[Lucy Cousins]

wow I love it - from another Lucy x

[Tatiana]

Oh, I really love your "LOVE"!!!!!!!!