I'm so excited! A few days ago Vinh and I set aside some quality time to make our Dinh Hon sign. It's cute and less than $20! =) Ever since I started pinning, I been inspired to do alot of DIY. Here's the first blog with photos how Vinh and I did this.
Materials from Hobby Lobby and Wal-mart.
1 red thick poster board (4.99)
1 smooth foam board 1/2in thick (4.49)
2 rolls of gold ribbon (2.79 each)
1 bottle of gold glitter (2.99)
Other stuff you need:
scissors
elmer's school glue
craft paint brush
hot glue gun
sharpie pens
box cutter (we end up using pairing knives LOL!)
We selected a font we like in Microsoft words and printed it out from our computer. Cut the letters around the edges. Place it on the white soft foam board and use sharpies to trace the letters onto board.
Be careful when using sharp supplies!! Well, you can see Vinh started to cut the letters with the box cutter blade above. But when I decided to help him to make things go faster, I used my dad's very sharp pairing-like knives he uses on his fishing equipment. Vinh wanted it to be perfect and trimmed the sides of the letters very straight. He figured it was easier and cleaner to use the knife so we didn't use the box cutter anymore. It was my dad's idea to use his sharp knives. ~_^
For the two hearts as one: I used two large newspapers and folded it in half and created a heart from that. Arrange the two hearts to desired shape. Then traced it onto the red poster board. Cut the heart shape with box cutter/knife. As Vinh was cutting the heart I started the glue and glitter! My favorite part! Working with one piece at a time, squeeze glue all over top and sides of letter and smooth out glue with paint brush. Then Glitter baby!! Glitter! I let dry and continue glitter again on bald spots. =)
As I let the glitter dry I worked on the trimming. Using the hot glue gun I glue the ribbon around the heart's edges. I crinkle the edges a bit to help the ribbon form into the heart's curves. It also added a rippling effect look to the edges. =)
Arrange the glitter letters onto heart as desired and hot glue gun the letters on! We haven't hung it up yet. Not until our Engagement day. But I figured command mounting strips would do the job because this sign is so lightweight. =)
Pretty simple and saved us alot of money! It was also nice spending time with my boyfriend making our Dinh Hon sign. I don't think there's alot of guys out there that would sit here and do artsy crafty stuff with me. I know I'm a lucky girl. <3
