I Love You Wooden Blocks

I started out with these old wooden blocks. I have had these for quite a few years, and finally came up with a cute idea for them. They measure 3 1/2 inches square.

Time: 2 Hours Cost: $5 Difficulty: Easy

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These used to be the front of the blocks, but I am using the back side. I painted the back and sides white, using acrylic paint.

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I decided after painting them white, that I wanted some black too. So I repainted the sides black and also added a little black to the front edge. By using some painters tape to cover the white, I was able to paint a clean edge.

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Here's what the blocks look like after painting.

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On one of the blocks, I added a scrapbook paper heart. I used black and white scrip paper for the larger heart and pink paper for the smaller heart. I used tacky glue to attach it to the block.

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I had black chipboard letters for the rest of the letters. Since this was for Valentine's, I used X and O, and I heart U.

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I stacked them on my mantle with a pink puffball garland.

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Materials used for this project:

• Wooden Blocks   (I had these for a long time, but they could also be made from scrapwood or purchased.)
• Acrylic Paint   (Craft store)
• Chipwood Letters   (Craft store)
• Scrapbook paper   (Craft store)