DIY Letter Art {tutorial}

Happy Monday!  Here's a short little tutorial for anyone wanting to create a little bit of personalized alphabet art on their own!  It's super easy -- the hardest part is choosing which letters to use! :)

1.  First, start over at Leo Reynold's flickr site, where you'll find all sorts of collections {letters, numbers, shapes, buildings, etc} and save those to your computer.  This might take you the most time because there are just SO many!

{please note that these photos are for personal use only!}

2.  Once you have your letters together, head on over to Picnik.  They just announced that they will be merging with Google+ in April 2012, and so all the premium features are now free!  This makes it super simple to make custom collages!

3.  Once you log in to Picnik, you can upload your letters, and then get to the add a collage page.  Here you can adjust columns and rows, line spacing, background colors... everything!

4.  Now -- simply put it all together!

5.  Click done, and save your file to your desktop, and print it however you'd like!  I think I'm going to print my girls' names and put in a 4x12 frame in their room!  I am also brainstorming on creations for possible wedding gifts!  I'm also working on a family est. sign too! The possibilities are endless!! :)

Here are some examples of what I've made:

And check out what my sweet sister created?  I love it!!  {and am currently trying to copy it! :) :)}

Let me know what you're creating!  I am having so much fun making these, I'd love to hear your ideas!

Wouldn't this look great in a Poppy Tree Frame?  :)