DIY Floral Monograms

I know some of you have been waiting for this and I’,custom bobblehead;m sorry I took so long to post but here goes…,customized bobbleheads; (Double click any of the photos to enlarge)

I was originally going to do this and I even cut it out and everything:

But then I decided after doing the ‘S’ and the ‘A’ that it would be too expensive doing another letter since each flower was a $1, so I tossed the ‘J’ out.

Here are the tools that I used (Everything bought at A,personalized bobbleheads.C. Moore):

Hot glue gun (I bought a hot glue bowl that you plug into the wall which I think is better for this project) Hot glue Styrofoam cutting knife / serated knife Scissors Wire cutters Floral wire Silk / any fake flower Styrofoam boards

First I blew up the letter that I wanted on Microsoft Word to about 500 font. When I printed it,., it actually printed on 4 sheets of paper. I cut it out and stuck the template onto the styrofoam board with little pieces of the floral wire bent. Then I used my knife and cut the letter out. It gets really messy once you start cutting. If you have a wooden letter instead,Bora Bora – Part II, I’d highly recommend that over the styrofoam. Also word of advice,customized bobbleheads, don’t cut your letters too thin. The flowers will weigh down the styrofoam and cause it to break.

This is what it looked like after I cut it out:

Then I got my flowers and I popped the heads off:

Bunch up the flower so the petals don’,Value Of Lesser Known Guest Amenities And Toiletries In A Hotel Room;t get damaged and dip the bottom into the hot glue:

Then press the flower into the styrofoam. Be careful not to burn your fingers. The glue is very hot,,! I would actually start on the edges:

And once you’,personalized bobblehead;re done the edges work your way down starting from the top:

After you’,customize bobblehead;re done you attach your ribbon,Marriage by Blog,custom bobbleheads. I used floral wire to hold it in place,customize bobblehead. You have to be really careful otherwise your wire could end up just chipping off pieces of the styrofoam. Voila! You’re done,personalized bobbleheads!

(Without flash)

(With flash)

I will NEVER do this again. It’s very time consuming. If you’,personalized bobble heads;re coming to the wedding DO NOT TOUCHIE,custom bobblehead! They will break and then I will have to break you,custom bobbleheads.

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