What would Michelle Do? - Gobble Letter Set Tutorial

What Would Michelle Do?

For my first blog tutorial I did the Gobble letter set and I had a great time making this project and I am so very happy with the way it turned out!

I love texture and a rustic look. In this tutorial we will cover some easy ways to achieve that look.

 

(this photo is a closer look of the finished product)

 

Here is a list of the products that I used for this project:

Tools - Sponge brushes

craft sponge

 sand paper or sanding block

 vinyl applicator

scissors

pencil

 Colorbox ink applicator

Products – Minwax mahogany stain.

 Delta paint colors spice brown, trail tan, black, yellow straw and mendocino red.

Echo Park papers Reflections Fall collection papers Harvest Plaid (floral side), Fall Dots (dot side), Autumn Stripes (both sides), Acorn Forest (chevron side).

Doodle Bug glitter in beetle black and orange.

Darice wood glue,

PLAID clear acrylic sealer, and

texture cream.

Colorbox dark brown ink.

Ribbon, antique wire and doodlebug bling.

Before staining or painting sand down any rough places on the wood and make sure that it is dust free.

Using a sponge brush stain the back and sides of all of the letters and the turkey base that is used for the O. Set aside and allow to dry.

I did not have the shade of paint that I wanted so I mixed two colors to get it. Using two parts Delta trail tan and one part spice brown until the color is even. If it is not the shade that you want adjust it with the appropriate color.

Using a sponge brush apply the mixed paint to the body and sides of the turkey. If necessary apply a second coat. Allow to dry. Apply black paint to the hat and allow to dry. Tip: to get a nice even line use painters tape.

Using a clean sponge brush apply a good coat of wood glue to the hat portion of the turkey body. Cover with black glitter. Remove excess glitter and set aside to dry.

Select the papers that you are going to use for each letter and feather of the turkey. Place the paper face down. Place the letter face down on top of the paper and trace the letter. Cut the letters and feathers out.

Lay out all of the cut papers on the top of the wood in the order that they will go to make sure that you like the look and flow.

Wad all of the papers up into balls to create folds and creases in the paper. Be careful not to tear the paper too much.

Unfold papers and sand the paper using sand paper or a sanding block. Once all of the paper has been prepared apply a liberal amount of wood glue to the wood and adhere the paper to the wood. Use a vinyl applicator to smooth the paper down. Do not smooth it too much you do not want it to be completely flat. Set aside to dry.

 

 

Using a piece of a craft sponge apply texture cream to the body of the turkey by dabbing it on.

Once the texture cream and glue are completely dry. Sand all of the edges enough to expose the white core of the paper and the edge of the wood. You can do this using sand paper, a sanding block, a dermal or electric sander.

 Using a Colorbox  ink applicator or a piece of a craft sponge apply ink to all of the edges and lightly rub over the wrinkled and sanded parts of the paper. Go as light or heavy on the ink to achieve the look that you would like. I would recommend starting out light and adding until it looks the way you want. You can easily add ink but not remove it. I also applied ink to the edges of the turkey body.

 

Glue on the beak and add the doodle bug bling for the eyes. Add any embellishments that you like. I used a glue gun to attach ribbon to the hat buckle and to the hat of the turkey body. Using wood glue adhere the turkey body to the feather block. I used antique wire and ribbons to embellish mine. Wrap the antique wire around the first b and the l in a diagonal spiral. On the G, second b and the e wrap the wire around the letter and twisted to hold in place. Leave lengths of wire on both sides. Twist the wire around a pen to create a coil on both sides. Then add a ribbon bow in coordinating colors above the wire.

 

Tutorial By  Michelle Harrington