There's no turning back now...it's set in stone...well at least wood!!!

There is no turning back now…the name is officially set in wood.  I had the entire week off of work for the holiday so I decided I would attempt to be creative.  Instead of purchasing the hanging wall letters I’ve been coveting on the internet for so long…I would instead make them myself!  I just could not justify buying the letters for $20-25 a piece when I could purchase them at Hobby Lobby for $2.99 a piece and the scrap book paper for $.50 a piece.

All I have to say is after this project…whether this baby comes out a boy or girl the name will remain.  Haha okay maybe not for a boy since it’s all pink and brown but hopefully we’re lucky and not one of the flukes in which the technician gets the baby’s sex wrong.

Here it is!  I started out with the plain wood curly letters…

Then spray painted them brown so that the sides wouldn't be the lighter color.  The night I spray painted them it was freezing cold outside and I was too lazy to go do them in the garage.  Coby warned me but I didn't listen and instead did them inside...BIG MISTAKE!  I think we both had spray paint headaches for 2 days and it probably wasn't so good for the baby...lesson learned :).

Then after 5 trips to craft stores I finally found the paper I wanted to use and traced the letters and cut the paper out...that part was probably the most difficult because of all the curls!!

Then decoupaged them on to the wood with a few coats and sealed them (outside this time of course haha) and viola...the finished product!!!  The room is looking more and more colorful these days and not so white!  We got the bedding this week too...now just waiting on the rest of the decorations I ordered and the stuff my mom's making to accent some pieces and we're good to go!!!