Letter Perfect

I couldn't resist picking up a couple of these paint stir sticks when I was in Home Depot this weekend.

 These are extra long stir sticks (approximately 21") and are 1/4" thick making them a solid material for a craft project.

I was inspired by one of the articles in the most recent Flea Market Style magazine.   
I'm not going to give too much away if you haven't seen the magazine yet, but one project in the magazine used an old folding yardstick to create a decorative letter.


I did a couple of yardstick projects around the holiday (you can see those posts here and here) and have pretty much depleted my stash of yardsticks.  
So I decided to make a decorative letter from the paint stir sticks.  


Not all letters will obviously work for this project but I collect "E"s and the straight lines of this letter made it a good choice for the project.

I used two stir sticks for my letter and the finished letter is about 12" tall.

I cut the four pieces I needed to make an "E" and laid the letter out.
I drilled holes at the connecting points and inserted a nut and bolt to secure the pieces.
I like the look of the exposed bolts but if you don't you could glue your pieces or use a small nail to attach.

 I painted the letter white, sanded the edges to distress and applied a wood stain to antique the piece.
There are so many ways you could decorate the letter....old sheet music, book pages, scrapbook paper or painted and then stamped.

A super simple project and a nice addition to my growing collection.

I'm joining Susan @ Between Naps on the Porch for her Monday party, Metamorphosis Monday

and

Linda @ Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday

Have a great week.

Jane