christmas monogram - day 2 of the 12 crafty days of christmas

hi there! thanks for coming back to check out my second craft, my christmas monogram!

this is actually a craft that i had the idea for last year. i bought all the supplies and only got half way finished. (so is the story of my life!) 

but now it's finished and i have something really cool to place on my table in my foyer. i actually have a similar monogram that i keep on that table year round, but the colors didn't really mix with all of my christmas decor. (here's the pic of that one)

here's what i did...

you will need a 12 X 12 canvas, some cute christmas fabric, modge podge, a foam brush, acrylic paint (in your desired color), glitter, glitter glue and paint brushes.
(i don't have a picture of the glitter stuff because it was a last minute addition)

i took the canvas and cut a piece of fabric that was big enough to wrap all the way around the canvas.

i then covered the canvas (front and sides) with a thin layer of modge podge with the foam brush. (i don't have a picture of this because this is the part i did last year...)
 i usually just pour some modge podge out onto a paper plate so it's easy to apply to your brush.

then, place the fabric on top, adjust it till it's centered and press it to the canvas on top and around the sides. Let that dry a little then turn it over and modge podge down the rest of the fabric to the back of the canvas.

then you're going to apply several layers of modge podge on top of the fabric. use even brush strokes (so it looks pretty when it dries) and let the layers dry in between applications.

that's as far as i got last year! it had plenty of time to dry, huh? :)

 so, this year i used the "m" i sketched out for my year round monogram
(you could also use a stencil or a die cut too)
and i traced around my template straight onto the fabric covered canvas.

i then took some grey paint and painted my "m" onto the canvas.

now, this is where i intended to be finished, but i just wasn't happy with it. it looked too flat.
i thought about it over night and decided it needed a little "bling"!

i'm not really a "bling" girl any other time of the year, but i love using glittery decorations at christmas.
so i decided to add a layer of martha stewart white gold glitter to the top.
i brushed on martha stewart's glitter glue with a paint brush in sections and then added the glitter.

look at how it shines in the sunlight!

i'm a good ole southern girl so i love having my family monogram on my entry table!
better yet, one that sparkles in the christmas lights!

it's a totally personal christmas decoration that you won't see anywhere else.

if any of you decide to get a little crafty this christmas season, i would love to see your creations. you can email me your pics or send me any questions you might have to sewannadesigns (at) gmail (dot) com.
thanks so much for stopping by!

hopefully i'll have #3 up tomorrow!!!!!