R you ready for a make over?

The letter R.

She wasn't always this pretty and elegant.

Nope, she was dull and needed a little face lift. Here are a few photos of the process.

The feet seemed worn and ready to be replaced. I replaced them using black felt.

Before I applied the gesso, I lightly sanded and gave the R a good wipe down with some rubbing alcohol.

Since I planned on using the blue foil paper, I decided to use blue acrylic paint as a base.

Foil paper being applied.

Final result! I used Liquitex varnish to seal it.

Some materials used:

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed. If you are interested in this piece, please click on link.

Decor Letter R Link:

https://www.maddiemarrs.com/product/DecorLetterR-blue/41?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false

Until next time,

Maddie

Comments

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