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Hey guys! I’m Sarah from Little Red Brick House and I’m so glad to be back here at Made to Be a Momma today! I hope you all enjoyed your holiday break. I know I did! I am ready to take on a new year, though, and with that brings new projects. Today I’m sharing an easy DIY moss covered letter. I love how it brings a pop of nature into your decor without committing to keeping something alive, LOL. I can’t even keep a succulent alive, so these are perfect!
Materials:
- Paper mache letter (you can find these at just about any craft store)
- Preserved Sheet Moss (I found mine at Walmart)
- Spray Adhesive
First off, you are definitely going to want to cover your work area with some newspaper because the moss gets everywhere. I like to apply the moss to the perimeter of my letter first and then fill in the center. I sprayed some adhesive onto the letter and let it sit for about a minute or until the glue became tacky.
Then I began to place pieces of the sheet moss onto where I applied the glue. You can cut the moss with scissors to get straighter edged in some part but I found that just tearing off pieces was easier and sufficient.
After the perimeter was covered, I began to fill in the rest of the letter, using the same steps as above. Just spray, wait a minute and then apply your moss. Easy peasy.
When you’re done your hands will be covered in sticky moss. Just massage a little bit of vegetable oil on your hands and it will break up all of that glue so you’ll be able to wash your hands as normal.
I decided to display mine under a glass cloche. I like how the rough, earthy texture of the moss is countered by the softness and sheen of the glass.
Thanks again for having me, Katie! I can’t wait to “hang out” again. Until then you can catch up with me on my social media outlets below.
Laurie Jackel says
Great project! I wanted to also add faux succulents onto moss covered letter, so any suggestionons on how to do that or what supplies I would need would be helpful. Needing them for my daughters wedding. Thank you. Laurie
Erica says
Oh my goodness I just LOVE this! I can’t keep anything alive either, so easy moss is definitely a good choice. Love it under the cloche!
Sarah @ Little Red Brick House says
Thanks, Erica! It’s definitely my kind of “plant”, LOL.
Amanda @ Dwelling in Happiness says
Super cute and SO easy!! Nice job! 🙂
Sarah @ Little Red Brick House says
Thank you, Amanda! It WAS really easy. I love projects like this!
Kristi says
This is SUCH a neat idea!!! SO creative and super cute!
Sarah @ Little Red Brick House says
Thank you so much, Kristi! I just may have to make one for each person in my family!