Penny Covered Letters

Hello All.

Here is my first DIY. I had saw this craft several times on Pinterest and really wanted to make it for my kitchen. Here is the finished product:

The paper mache letters are covered in pennies (can't remember how many, but quite a few).
In order to do this Penny Project you will need to take a trip to JoAnn's or Hobby Lobby and purchase the following:

1.  Mod Podge Glass Luster
2. Sponge brush & paint brush
3. Paper Mache Letters
4. Dazzling Metallic Paint (Worn Penny color)  1 bottle will do
5. Hot glue gun (which I already had). If you don't own a glue gun please get one it's worth it.

The total amount cost me around $10. The Mod Podge cost the most, but it can be used for tons of other crafts later so it's so worth the $5 bucks. Don't forget your coupon that you can get on your Iphone, Facebook, or their web site.

First you will paint the letters. I painted the front and the sides not the back.

Paint and let dry for one hour. While the letters dried I enjoyed a nice cup of cinnamon tea in my favorite cup. Hmmm...

 

After this great cup of tea and an episode of Scandal via Hulu. I lined up the pennies on the letters and use my hot glue gun to glue the pennies to the letters. After each letter I used the foam sponge and put two coats of Mod Podge on top of the letters. Yes, the Mod Podge goes on white, but will dry clear. It's scary at first because it takes 10-15 minutes to dry clear, but don't worry. :)

 

 

 

Once the Mod Podge dries I added the second row of pennies to the middle section of letters (No photo shown of second row of pennies). You don't have to do this I just did because Papi suggested I should. Once I added the second row of pennies to the middle section I did another coating of

Mod Podge and let it dry overnight.

When you wake up in the morning you have a Pretty Penny Project that looks like a Million Bucks!

I placed my letters on an a shelf we already had, but you could use your mantle or add some

3M hooks to the back and hang on the wall.

Leave me a comment if you like this project and/or if you try it. I would love to see someone use quarters or dimes and paint the letters silver. Good Luck!