How To Brand A Woods Block Calendar From Dollar Tree Blocks

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Add Comment Edit

Turn brightly colored tyke alphabet blocks from Dollar Tree into a perfect modern farmhouse block calendar.

Happy Monday! It was a practiced weekend to a greater extent than or less our piddling house. My missy had her gymnastics functioning on Sabbatum nighttime as well as Dominicus could non cause got been to a greater extent than perfect. The weather condition was beautiful as well as nosotros were able to function on a few projects, including hanging our novel dining room light.
Before I tin plough over the axe part which low-cal nosotros chose, it's fourth dimension for some other Dollar Store craft.

This month, I gave brightly colored woods alphabet blocks a modern farmhouse makeover, perfect for creating a desktop calendar or welcoming notes to guests.

Turn brightly colored tyke alphabet blocks from Dollar Tree into a perfect modern farmhou How to Make a Wood Block Calendar From Dollar Tree Blocks

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Dollar Tree alphabet blocks
Alphabet letters (here)
Paint (I used DecoArt Relic)
Mod Podge
3/8" woods buttons
Minwax Espresso Stain
Dap Rapid Fuse woods glue
Rub 'n Buff
Sand paper
Paint brush

(Side note: If you lot cause got been next along for awhile thus you lot belike notice a subject amongst my supplies. I tend to role the same products over as well as over making these unproblematic DIY makeovers tardily as well as affordable)

Did you lot spotter my Dollar Tree haul Facebook video a few months ago? Do you lot recollect these piddling woods alphabet blocks?

As before long equally I saw them I knew precisely what I wanted to do. I gave each block a quick coat of DecoArt Relic before applying my novel letters.

I used PicMonkey to create letters inward the font as well as size I wanted thus cutting them out using my newspaper cutter. You tin plough over the axe detect the printable HERE if you lot desire to brand your ain missive of the alphabet blocks.

After I had all my letters cutting out (I printed ii sheets of A-S as well as 1 of T-?) I added them to my blocks using Mod Podge. Pay careful attending of which letters you lot identify on which blocks, peculiarly if you lot innovation to role them equally a calendar.

I didn't cause got a moving painting of this side yesteryear side step, only later my letters were dry out I lightly distressed them thus added a coat of matte Mod Podge over each 1 to protect the paper.

You tin plough over the axe halt hither or you lot tin plough over the axe brand a super tardily ledge to display your blocks. You'll ask a small-scale foursquare dowel as well as 1/2" x 1" slice of woods cutting downwards to 12 inches.

I applied mucilage to the dowel thus added it to the spill out of my larger slice of wood. Once everything was dry out I added a coat of espresso stain.

I had a few buttons leftover from a previous projection as well as decided they would brand perfect feet. I covered them inward Rub 'n Buff thus glued them to the bottom of the wood.

You tin plough over the axe brand your ledge shorter, only I figured if I spelt out a discussion using all 8 blocks I would desire the extra infinite :)

You tin plough over the axe equally good role these cute piddling farmhouse letters as well as woods display ledge for a engagement calendar.

Easy enough, right? Sometimes it's squeamish to do a mindless arts and crafts as well as updating these piddling Dollar Tree woods blocks was precisely that.

Anyone else update Dollar Tree alphabet blocks? If so, I'd dearest to run across your project!