Only one person understands how I feel about Helvetica.

Okay, so I’ve been browsing through my StumbleUpon favorites to try and find the source for this project but I can’t seem to find it anymore .  And even though this is a gift for one of my close friends, I really want to share it because I love it and I can’t wait to give it to her.

So, I started off with a random painting I found at Goodwill for about $4, with a simple picture of yellow flowers and a blue sky, something not exactly thrilling and I wouldn’t mind painting over a bit.  Then I ran over to Staples and bought a set of 3 inch stick on letters in, what else, Helvetica.  Based on the about of letters in the pack (which you should really plan out before hand because I only had one “b” which made for an awkward realization) I chose a saying and arranged the letters on the canvas.  Once I did that, I just took some off-white acrylic paint, and painted over the letters.  The process looked as follows:

As you can see, I didn’t plan on there NOT being two B’s, which made the project go a little slower, but here is the final product:

I think it came out pretty awesome for my first try .  Next time, I’m going to make sure the letters adhere a little better and maybe put a few more coats of white paint (I was really eager), and perhaps even use spray-paint since the paint leaked through the edges.  Still, I’m very happy with the results and can’t wait to give it to the owner .

Hope you enjoyed my short project blurb.  If anyone knows the original website where this came from let me know, I would love to credit them.

FOUND IT!

http://abeautifulmess.typepad.com/my_weblog/2011/08/song-lyric-wall-art-diy-project.html

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