Wednesday Welcome: Painted Mosaics

Each week I'm using Etsy's Pounce feature in order to discover new items "from undiscovered shops waiting for their first sale" as the Etsy site states. This week's welcome is extended to Painted Mosaics in Greenville, South Carolina. Each 10" wooden letter takes hours to complete. Using acrylic paints in different layers allows this artist to create textured "3D" designs on these wooden letters. Here is her description of the process:
"My designs were painted in the style of mosaics. I painted little "tiles" and little "grout" lines. For each letter, I build up the flat "tiles" by applying several layers of Crystal Lacquer to just the "tiles", using tiny brushes and sometimes a magnifying glass. I leave the "grout" lines flat. This is how I create a cool, shiny texture that you can see and FEEL".
Display just one or spell out a name or word~ either way, you'll make a statement!

Friday Favorites: The Letter M

No, I don't watch Sesame Street anymore... but today's Friday Favorites is brought to you by the letter "M"!

An Oldie But Goodie

Now available for your crafting pleasure, I present a tutorial called "Mod Podging Letter Forms" from the Craft Apple. If you don't know about this blog, you should! There you'll find sewing and craft tips, patterns, and free tutorials. Like this one that was most recently posted in 2007.
By using Mod Podge to attach fabric to those paper mache letter forms you see at the craft stores; you can dress up an emtpy wall. The photos below are from the Craft Apple blog. Click HERE to link to the tutorial.