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August 3, 2013 by: Ashley Greenwood

Give Me a “J” (For Almost FREE)

Little Boy’s room is sad. His furniture is a hodge podge of hand-me-downs and an old bunk bed reassembled in a ‘creative‘ way.

We are working on new furniture for him but until then the least I can do is give the poor baby some art work. A few pieces of abstract art was added from our Make Your Summer Happy: Week 4. But he needs something else to fill up the wall.

A shiny new Pottery Barn catalog arrived last week with all sorts of Back to School goodies and decorating ideas. This catalog page really caught my eye. See those big letters on the wall? Those are Pottery Barn’s Harper Painted Letters. 

I love them! But… I knew I could make my own knock version for next to nothing.

DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Letter @ 3littlegreenwoods

Okay. I know my capital J doesn’t look much like PB’s letters. But it made Little Boy very happy. And me too. This whole project only cost me $3 worth of twine from Lowe’s. Everything else was gathered from around the house.

To get started I dragged a large, heavy duty cardboard box to the kitchen counter and drew a large capital J. Bet you can figure out where that box came from, huh?DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Letter @ 3littlegreenwoods

The box was very thick so I traded in the scissors for a small, sharp kitchen knife to cut out the letter. I actually cut out another letter then hot glued them together to make it super sturdy.DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Letter @ 3littlegreenwoods

Back when I only had one little greenwood, I loved to scrapbook. I’ve still got tons of papers and stickers.DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Letter @ 3littlegreenwoodsSolid and patterned paper was used to create layers then stickers and a photograph add texture and interest.

DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Letter @ 3littlegreenwoods

Unless you have a very sharp knife, use a good pair of scissors to trim the excess paper from your cardboard form. I thought my utility knife was sharp but it left ragged edges along the edges of the paper. The scissors worked much better.

To cover up those jagged edges I used a $3 ball of twine from Lowe’s. Being the frugal cheap girl I am I bought the thinnest, smallest ball of twine Lowe’s had. That meant I had to make my own thicker rope by twisting several lengths of twine together. DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Letter @ 3littlegreenwoods

DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Letter @ 3littlegreenwoods

Slowly but surely I am giving Little Boy art for this blank walls. It still looks a little bare to me. Wonder what else I can add? Maybe a shelf to go beside his abstract art project? 
DIY Pottery Barn Inspired Letter @ 3littlegreenwoodsSo what has Pottery Barn inspired you to do lately?

Leave me a message and a link this the comments section.I’d love to hear about it!

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Comments

  1. 1

    T'onna says

    August 3, 2013 at 8:27 pm

    I love your J! I like the twine, paper, and stickers you used. Really creative and cute and I’m pinning it! I might make a K for my daughter Krissy!

    Navy Wifey Peters @ Submarine Sunday Link Party

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      Ashley says

      August 3, 2013 at 11:17 pm

      Thanks so much T’onna! You should make a capital K for your daughter. It was quick, easy, and best of all CHEAP!

      I love your colorful blog! Thanks for stopping by!
      Ashley

      Reply
  2. 3

    Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says

    August 5, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    Oh I love this idea, so cute and you did an amazing job. Great bedroom. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty

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      Ashley says

      August 6, 2013 at 12:14 am

      Thanks for hosting the Inspire Me Linky Party each week!

      Take care,
      Ashley

      Reply
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    Krista @ the happy housie says

    August 7, 2013 at 5:10 am

    What a great knockoff with a twist. So cute! I’ve been thinking about making a big monogram for mybson’s room revamp… Thanks for sharing this fun idea!

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      Ashley says

      August 7, 2013 at 1:10 pm

      Thanks so much, Krista!

      I love burlap and ribbon lampshade. Really… I love your entire blog! I’m your newest Bloglovin’ follower.

      Take care,
      Ashley

      Reply
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    Cindy @ diy beautify says

    September 12, 2013 at 2:33 am

    Awesome idea Ashley! Cardboard is one of my favorite crafting tools! This turned out so cute, I bet your Little Guy loves it 🙂

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      3littlegreenwoods says

      September 12, 2013 at 11:31 am

      Thanks, Cindy! I love your blog! Making a burlap door decoration is on my list, too. The pumpkin you created is too cute! Thanks for the inspiration.

      My Little Boy does love it. He finally has a real bed and his bedroom is slowly coming together. If only I can find the time (and motivation) to paint all his furniture. {sigh}

      Take care!

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