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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

Faux vinyl lettering.....this stuff is awesome!

Right now I'm re-doing the stairwell. Here is a big blank area that I thought would be great for some vinyl lettering (imagine that there is no ladder there lol).

Once again (you can see other paper "faux-vinyl" lettering in a couple posts down).

I used paper, because it's fast, easy, and let's face it, basically FREE! I just printed it out in Word (I think I changed the font size to 200)

Now cutting out there letters did require a couple no-brainer movies to cut to. Here are the cut letters, as I layed them out on the table...ignore the black paint spots that are from another project.

*Tip...If you try this, you can cut through letters (round letters work well to cut through) to make the cutting easier, because when you glue them up, no one will know!

Here is a close up after I glue-sticked it on the wall. Yup....glue stick, and that way it is sort of removable and replaceable for awhile, in case you need to adjust them.

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8 comments:

  1. KoriJanuary 14, 2011 at 1:06 PM

    Awesome! Now this is just what I needed!

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  2. Funky Junk InteriorsJanuary 14, 2011 at 10:03 PM

    Oh my goodness you went to alot of work! Great outcome! You have far more patience than I! :)

    Donna
    http://funkyjunkinteriors.blogspot.com/

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  3. SandyJanuary 15, 2011 at 9:30 AM

    I like this idea! When you take it down, how do you clean the glue stick from the wall?

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  4. MelJanuary 16, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    This turned out beautifully. I admire your patience to get it all cut out.

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  5. Ann @ makethebestofthingsJanuary 17, 2011 at 9:47 AM

    Well done and it looks great! I appreciate your patience with cutting the words out, I made freezer paper stenciled sweatshirts for Christmas gifts this year, so time consuming but worth it.

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  6. ValFebruary 21, 2011 at 11:53 AM

    That's crazy creative! and beautiful!!! I've got a similar place in my stairwell (only - waaayyy smaller) that this idea would be perfect for! Mind if I steal ?! :D

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  7. Terri LynnMarch 18, 2011 at 9:48 AM

    Okay, another thing of yours that I want! I have been trying to figure out what to do about our steps...similar to yours...but I was worried about people slipping while walking down the steps. I think I know what I'm going to do now! Thanks for the show and I love those letters...lots of work but I'm positive I can do it. :o)
    I'm going to have to add you to my blog because you rock!

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  8. Susana NeigerDecember 29, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Brilliant!

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--Katie