How to make oversized moss letters

Make Oversized Moss Letters

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Find oversized paper m\u00e2ch\u00e9 letter. One JoAnn's store in our area had them. Unfortunately they did NOT have a V when I started this project so I had to create one...

Find oversized paper mâché letter. One JoAnn's store in our area had them. Unfortunately they did NOT have a V when I started this project so I had to create one...

To create my V, I folded a poster board in half long ways and free handed half a capital V. In pencil. After exhausting my eraser, I was happy with it and cut it out. Unfolded it and had a full V.

I traced the V with a sharpie onto foam core then cut it out with a knife.

I traced the V with a sharpie onto foam core then cut it out with a knife.

There's no easy way, or none my limited patience allowed me to discover, to attach the moss perfectly without seams showing somewhere. I just glued some of the loose moss from the bag to cover those

There's no easy way, or none my limited patience allowed me to discover, to attach the moss perfectly without seams showing somewhere. I just glued some of the loose moss from the bag to cover those

Spray clear acrylic to seal the moss as much as possible. It will shed. A lot. Hung @ our wedding w/ corsage pins pushed thru foam & sheer ribbon. Still need to change my last name...I know, I'm lazy.

  • Paper mâché letter of choice (JoAnne's has them)
  • Hot glue gun & glue
  • Sheets of moss (Any hobby store)
  • Clear acrylic spray