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The ever so popular flowered letters!

I’m not sure where I first saw them, but I knew these letters were something I definitely wanted to DIY. So when I was home a few months ago, I ventured to a discount home and garden store where I bought lots of discounted fake flowers, and to Jo-Ann’s where I purchased our letters: J & R.

I searched high and low for peach colored flowers—but there weren’t any I liked! Then… lightbulb! Buy white and pink flowers and MIX THEM! Overall the effect was better than the peach I was looking for.

I pulled out all the flowers from the stems and removed those round green things you see on the bottom of each flower

Then punched holes in the letters with…

this random sharp metal tool I found in my dad’s toolbox. I stapled parts of the flowers not only to secure them, but to also place  them where I wanted them to go.

I inserted each flower like this, and proceeded with the stapling

Here I was slowly coming along. I planned to paint the back and sides of the letters white before I started with the flowers, but I couldn’t wait to attach the flowers. The painting can come later.

Here is a close up of the R - this picture looks different because I touched it up w/ Picasa (my faaave).

Done!

Do you plan on using your initials at your wedding?  Where will you put them?