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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see ????

Ok...

here

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come....

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

[sherry]

i love this

[elaine]

Love-ing your letters! The papers and the embellishments are just perfect. I really love your idea for 'improving' your lampshde:-))what an ideal solution!

Also, a llittle question for you - could you tell me who the big picture is by on the wall in your room above the radiator? Such a lovely colourful picture - love it! And it looks familiar.... maybe I'm just remembering it from an earlier post!!

[Lynne]

Oh Luce, that looks fabulous! What a good idea to use the beads and flowers to embellish. Well done!
Lynne x

[Jacquie]

I want to try! I love the idea of decorating with letters, words and sayings!

[sharon stanley]

sooooo very cute...I love it! BUT....please please please please please tell me what that really cute thing is hanging right above the "love" in the first place you hung it...is it a painting, collage, what? I must know and know where it came from...I am loving that too! Can you help?

[Carole]

Hi Lucy ,
Your LOVE letters are LOVELY! And i agree with your little man.
Love Carole from Rossendale xxxxxxxx

[Christa]

flipping gorgeous!

[Myriam]

I LOVE your blog. It makes me always so happy. Thank you for your colorful inspiration. Myriam

[Linda]

A little bit more "LOVE" in Attic 24. Love from over here in Chalky's World!

[Freakish Lemon]

The letters turned out lovely. Very colorful and bright and they look brilliant over the mirror.

[ROSIE]

HI
IM FROM MX. I AM NEW LEARNING TO CROCHET.

HOW DO YOU PUT TOGETHER THE GRANNIES. BY HOOK OR NEEDLE.
THANKS.

[Amand Farmer]

I "LOVE" it!

[Claudia W]

You just amaze me at how very beautifully crafty you are! I love your LOVE letters, and that your Little Man knew just the right spot for them. You have taught him well! He has a good eye.
I cannot wait to see how you change your shade into a gorgeous work of art! I may have to try this for myself someday!

[Maggie]

yep, love it. I wasn't sure about the whole decopatch thing but I think you've sold me. Can't wait to see your light shade done.

[Annegret]

Your LOVE letters are wonderful.

[Sofisan]

Oh, I just went ooooh and aaaah here at home and you made me remember I used to make decoupage with ripped pieces of glossy magasines. So I put them up on my blog. If u wanna have a look theres one box I think is your colours...
Thank you for making me remember. That's just what I need for christmas crafts!

[lulu]

wow, i love it Lucy...It beautiful..

[Megan]

I love it! My mum-in-law introduced me to your blog to cheer me up as I broke my ankle this week! I am now "hooked" and it's my best medicine! Thank you!! I have been making granny squares and hexagons too - your tutorials are great - thanks so much!

[Jackie]

Your little man is right they look beautiful there.
I love them Lucy... put I can't start another craft lol
Take care and have a good weekend.

[Jennifer]

i LOVE it and want one now!!!!!!

well done luce, you are such a creative little thing!! x

[Naomi Rainford]

Little man got it spot on bless him! i was thinking when i saw the first pic that you would need something on the other side but now they look perfect above the mirror.

Have a good weekend :o)

[Lílian Alves]

Really beautiful!
I hope I can find this decopatch thing here in Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). I will look the next time I'll go downtown.
Bye!!!

[Gerry Hook]

Rip and glue away. We're lovin' it ! ! ! !

[BeBe]

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the LOVE letters! I want to make over some chairs that I have. Very Fun! BeBe in Florida

[Ali]

I wonder how many household objects one can decopatch before the glue runs out. I have a feeling you are going to find out....
:)