This yarn letter took a while but it was fun to do. Only because you literally have to wrap the yarn around the letter hundreds of times. I also created the crayon pencil holder too. Below are the tutorials for each.Yarn letter Directions:
1. Purchase a wood letter from either Walmart or Michaels. I found they were cheaper at WalMart and better quality. You should also purchase a wood stand as well. I got this from Michaels for around $1.00-$2.00.
2. I then purchased some red yarn from Walmart and using my hot glue gun stuck the first strand in place. I then continued to weave the yarn around the letter until the entire "A" was completely covered.
3. I then painted the wood plaque black and used a thin layer of modge podge to seal it which is a clear glue seal you can get from Michaels for about $4.00-$6.00 depending on the size of the bottle. I purchase the biggest bottle and it lasts me months.
4. Once both pieces are finished, using a hot glue gun, glue the letter to the wood plaque.
And there you have, your very own letter plaque. My son's name is Alix so I thought this would be cute to put in his room. It looks so adorable sitting on his desk. He loves it!
Crayon Pencil Holder Directions:
- Purchase a box or two of crayons from a local Dollar store. I get mine for $1.25 each at the Dollarama.
- Get yourself an empty clean can or container. I used a frozen juice container. It's plastic so you don't have to worry about sharp edges, and I cut it to size.
- Using a hot glue gun, glue the crayons around the container and let dry. Make sure you press and hold each crayon for at least 10 seconds.
- Once finished, I used blue yard I got from WalMart and glued it around the holder to hide any white from the juice container. It added a nice accent.
And for about $3.00, you got yourself a custom-made crayon pencil holder. And you don't have to use rainbow colors like I did. You can use any colors you want in any pattern. Try it!!
- T-Lex *RAWR*
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