i {heart} word art.

i made a little something to spruce up my wall space for

valentines day.

...and it all started with inspiration from here.

and one of these desk writing thingies.

i'm sure they have a name.

i just don't know what it is...hence, writing thingy.

i found it at the thrift store for 50 cents.

i first started by tearing off the hideous fabric sides.

then i made up with my printer and printed all sorts of words that

described all things valentines day.

i used multiple sizes and fonts.

i just played around with fonts til i found ones i liked.

i then cut the words out in strips.

glue each word down with mod podge and a foam brush.

if your out, go steal your neighbors brand new jar.

(thanks, meg)

i started with the biggest words first and then started placing them

randomly til i liked it.

i used my pampered chef scraper to smooth out any air bubbles.

  i left enough of the white paper on the words that were up against 

the edges and wrapped the extra around to make them look clean.

i just kept adding words until the whole thing was covered.

when i had the entire board covered.  i gave it a smooth coat of mod podge on top to seal it all.

then just let it dry.

i will say it is a little time consuming...and messy.

but totally worth it i think.

you could totally customize it for any theme too.

i think i may cover the back side of this one with a different theme.

maybe one i could have up all year long.

  i think i will give my printer a rest for a while and start that one next month.