Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Printing Press Letter Art

I found a box of old printing press letters at a garage sale for $3.00.  I just had to have them, even though I had no idea what to do with them.  I found this shadow box frame a few weeks later, for $1.00 and it all came together.  It was super easy - I just started lining up the wooden letters in the frame, and this is what I got.  I have it leaning up against the wall on my landing - it's pretty heavy so I decided not to hang it.  It's an awesome display though, and you get a full eye level view as you come up the stairs.  The kids like to do 'word searches' and see what they can spell from the letters they find.

Here's a close up.  Please pardon the flash - no way around it except to remove the glass (and since I used no glue to hold the letters in I am not going to do that!)

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