This past weekend I worked on a few projects with my Mom. Our favorite one was the moss initial letters we made for the church doors. I've seen them on Etsy for close to $60(a letter, yikes!) and figured it couldn't be that hard to do ourselves. We went to Hobby Lobby and spent close to $25 in materials. We bought:
Floral Pins(1.25")
Super Moss INSTANT GREEN(it is set on a thin mesh sheet, we used one package per letter)
1.5" thick foam
Ribbon
I created a "M" and "T" in Microsoft Word and made them as large as they could fit on the page. Then, I placed them half off the page and printed each letter.
1- We traced the "M" and "T" on the foam. It works best to use pins to hold them in place.
2- My Mom used a steak knife to cut out each letter. To avoid the letter breaking, she cut a square and then cut small chunks out from there.
3- The "T" is all ready to go!
4- I started to wrap the "T" in the moss. I used one sheet(or package) of the moss. I flipped the moss so the backside was facing up and started there. Cut wider than you plan, I cut some areas too short and used scrap moss to cover any white spots. The floral pins worked great and I inserted them at an angle since they were a little too long.
5- Once the initial was covered, I folded ribbon over once and use two floral pins to hold it.
6- The finished project! We will use clear wreath holders to hang the initials on the church doors.
It took my Mom and I about 30-45minutes to create both letters. I think almost anyone can create them, especially if you have ever wrapped fabric for furniture!
I can't believe it it exactly ONE month today from our wedding day. I never thought it would come so quickly. I'm spending the next 4 weeks in appointments for my flowers, hair, make up, dress, the church, and video & DJ. I can see how some brides get overwhelmed at this point! The best thing to do to avoid that feeling? Get these small project done in advance. I cannot tell you how much better I feel that things like my favor boxes are assembled, my candlesticks are spray painted and my bridesmaid jewelry is all purchased.
Cheers!
Megan
