Glittered Letters Banner Tutorial

I promised I'd show you all how I made my glittered letters.  They are fairly simple and almost free -- two of my favorite things.

See the WISH banner *here* and the JOY banner *here*.

Prepare to be glittered!  

What you need:

Poster Board

Spray Adhesive

All Purpose Glue

Glitter

Letter Pattern

TIPS:

 I chose a type style from my computer and printed it in bold in the size I wanted. This really helps if it's a skinny type.

  W-I-S-H was printed in Coppperplate Gothic in 650 pts.  J-O-Y was printed in French Script in 600 pts.  That's really big and could use a lot of printer ink so I print in a light gray (10%) any time I'm printing something that's being used for a pattern only.

I altered the type style I used for the W-I-S-H letters.  See the picture below.

You can cut your poster board to fit in some printers and, skipping the pattern step, just print the letters directly on it. 

Larger letters can take three layers of poster board. For smaller letters, two layers of paper are enough.  These directions are for the larger letters...

•   Using a generous amount of spray adhesive, glue two layers of poster board together. Let dry. 

• Cut each letter out of a single layer of the poster board using your pattern.  

•  Working with one letter at the time, spray the backside of a letter and press onto the two layers you have already glued together.

• Now, cut around the letter again. Two layers are not fun to cut, let me tell you, but it is doable so just keep remembering how almost free these are.

•   After the cutting is done, simply brush on all purpose glue to cover every little inch of surface (because there's no going back if you miss a spot) and sprinkle on the glitter.

Here I used Martha Stewart Glitter Snow to make a HAPPY NEW YEAR banner.

• Bump off excess glitter.  Lay flat to dry.

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