Vinyl Letter Blocks

I know it has been a month since my last post, but I was busy having a baby. I will try to keep up though.

I am so happy to hear that lots of you have tried the things on my blog. Makes me feel good. Please leave comments about what you thought of the things you have tried.

I got this idea from a craft night that I went to back in Lethbridge. I didn't finish them at the time (I didn't even start), but almost a year later decided I had better get them done. I think they look so cute.




Start by selecting the word you would like on your blocks. Get Vinyl letters for your blocks. The letters must fit on a piece of a 2X4 so keep them between 2.5-3 inches in width. The height can range from 4-6 inches.

Once you have selected your word and have your letters, you can use your letters to measure the height of your wood pieces. Using a 2x4 cut your wood chunks in varrying heights.


I chose to stain my wood. The original craft idea that I saw didn't, but I didn't think that the raw would would match with my house. So I got some dark stain and just put on one coat of stain. I only stained the back and sides (and about 1/2 inch of the front) since I knew that I would be glueing scrapbook paper to the front.

Depending on your size of block, measure you scrapbook paper for each block. Measure the wood, then cut the paper.

You can chose any color or type of scrapbook paper. I actually used cardstock.

Using embellishment glue (I got it at Michaels) and glue your paper to the front of your wood block. Then apply thr Vinyl Letters.

The blocks can be left with just the letters or you can jazz them up a little with some cute accessories. Ribbon, buttons, flowers, embrodery thread, etc can be used.

Here are my finished projects. Couldn't be more happy with them. I actually intended to give 1 or 2 away as gifts, but I liked them all so much I couldn't bear to part with any of them.