Here is another set of our Unpainted Framed Wooden Letter Kits. These are becoming very popular on our site. The sample letters below is ‘Payton’ in the Cheri font. You can see all available fonts on our font list.
framed wooden letter kit
I just wanted to share a picture of some custom wooden letters we cut for a customer. We were contacted about cutting the letter “M” in various fonts, some fonts we had, others we searched the internet. The final results of the project look fantastic.
Usually we cut out kids names or initials but this project seemed very different. I am so glad this customer sent another email explaining her project because I was very curious.
The project she had planned was for her daughters birthday. Letters were given to family and friends and they painted the wooden letters. At her daughters birthday party everyone brought their letter.
This is just a great idea I wanted to share with everyone.
Just wanted to show some sample wooden letters we just cut. These wooden wall letters are our most popular curlz font. They are available in 8, 10, and 12 inches. They are lightly sanded and ready for you to paint.
I thought I would share some painting tips for our wooden wall letters. These tips are mainly for wooden letters. If I was painting cabinets or other furniture made out of MDF I would use a different technique and supplies.
Some sites recommend using oil based primer and paints for MDF but since these are going in a nursery I like to use acrylic craft paint, you can find this at your local craft store.
1. Sanding. Our wooden wall letters are lightly sanded when we ship them to you. If you would like very smooth edges, or in case i missed a spot, you can sand the letters with 150 grit sand paper. The top of the letters are very smooth so you can skip this area. When you have finished sanding remove the dust with a rag, do not use a damp rag, mdf and water does not mix.
2. Primer. Some people will add a coat of primer to their letters before painting. This step is optional, my wife gets very good results without adding primer but it takes more coats of paint. I have had good results using a sealer, I found it with the craft paints at our local craft store. After applying the primer or sealer you will want to lightly sand with 220 grit sandpaper. Again clean the dust off of the letters before proceeding.
3. Paint. To get a nice finish use a foam brush or foam roller. This will elminate any brush strokes from showing up in your paint. I personally like to use the foam roller, I believe its about 3-4 inches wide. You can find these at you local hardware or craft store. If you skipped the primer/sealer step above you may need to apply extra coats, the edges soak up a lot of paint.
4. Gloss. Non-glossy paint seems to adhere better to itself when applying multiple coats but if you want a glossy finish you can apply a clear gloss to your painted letters.
Hope these tips help you when you are painting your wooden wall letters.
We just added a new product to our site, a wooden princess tiara. This is a great way to accent your wooden letters. While we were cutting this I had a great idea, “Princess”. I will post pictures when we finish painting it. Its going to be cute for a little girls room.
Just wanted to post a couple of pictures of our framed letter kits we cut today. In the picture the letter “B” is cut out in the storybook font. The back of the frame is recessed to allow the backing to fit flush. It is very simple to decorate by wrapping the backing in fabric.
Well, we had a busy day cutting today, which is a good thing. Here are just some of the wooden letters we cut today. The first one, “SOPHIA”, is cutout in the Ravie font. I really like this font. “Luke” is in the Jester font. It is the first name we have cut in this font and I think we will be adding it to our font list. “Mia” is in our best selling font, curlz. The last photo “kaya” and “kyle” are also in the curlz font, I didnt ask but I wonder if they are twins. Thats it for now.
Here are some decorative wooden letters that we painted for a co-worker. They were cutout in the Ravie font. We first started drawing lines that would split the wooden letters in half. We then proceeded with painting the lighter blue. After the light blue was completed dry we taped off the horizontal line and began painting the dark blue portion. To paint the vertical lines we used the painters tape again but used two peices to form the smaller lines. We finished the letters by applying some ribbon and charms around the horizontal line.
Tip: When painting light and dark colors start with the lighter color; you can easily paint over the lighter color with the darker shade.
Hello and welcome to CustomWoodenLetters.com’s Creative Corner. This is our first blog entry and we feel it’s a good time to let you know our vision of where this blog will be going.
I have been cutting wooden letters for about 3 years and my wife has been painting them. We were only doing this for family and friends but decided to offer these wooden letters online. We are currently offering unpainted letters but hope this blog will inspire you to paint the letters.
In this blog we want to offer some tips and tricks that will make your painting fun and exciting. We will also post completed projects to give you some ideas on how to finish your letters or how to incorporate them into your baby nursery designs. More to come later.
