Initial Wall Hanging

I recently put together a baby shower and wanted to come up with a gift that was both unique and personal.  I had seen artwork before with initials but I wanted something that was custom and would match my friend's nursery theme (which was black and red lady bugs).
I had this empty frame that I had purchased at a garage sale for a whopping $2.00 and I decided to put it to good use!

I painted the frame white, leaving just a little of the wood showing through to achieve a "worn" look.

I then used a piece of cardboard (more to the point I cut and taped up an old shipping box to fit) as the frame backing.  I covered the cardboard in fabric.

I bought chipboard letters at my local craft store and painted them with an accent color

Finally, using a hot glue gun I attached the letters to the backing and inserted it into the frame

And here is the finished project!

If I were to have purchased something like this it would have easily cost me $50.00 and I made it (custom) for :

Frame: $2

Fabric: 1/2 yard $3.00

Chipboard letters: $5.97 ($1.99 each) 

I already had the paint

Total Cost: $10.97

**You can find pricing and all my other crafty things for sale on my other fb page at www.facebook.com/GloryDesignsOfTexas**