Use Elmer’s glue to draw the design on cardboard letters from Michael’s

Use Elmer’s glue to draw the design on cardboard letters from Michael’s then paint with metal paint.

Thought this was a super cute idea.В {Somewhat Quirky} has the tutorial, but it’s just one of those cardboard letters.В She usedВ Alene’s Tacky Glue to draw a design, then covered it with foil, then shoe polish.В Such a greatВ idea!В I love the way it looks!

Recently, someone contacted me through my {Etsy Shoppe} wondering if I’d make a letter like this for them.

Use Elmer’s glue to draw the design on cardboard letters from Michael’s

I said I would of course, and here it is.В

I’m absolutely loving the way it looks!!В

Kinda like sculpted metal.В

And here it is antiqued:

To antique the foil, I used a mahogany gelstain and just rubbed it on and let it dry.

I had to rub it in different directions, and sort of shove and pat it into areas I wanted to be darker.В And I had to do a few coats to get the look I wanted.

And then, I sealed it off with a varnish so it would stay put.

Don’t you just love it!?В

I can’t get over how cool it looks.В

Here’s another finish I did recently:

For this one, once my glue design dried, I spray painted itВ using rustoleum metallic agedВ bronze color.

Once that dried, I used the same mahogany gelstain and rubbed it on, gooping it thicker in some spots.В I did a few different coats until I liked it.

And then, I sealed it with a clear coat.

And another:

I like em all, but so far the antique bronze is my fave!В So pretty!!