Happy Friday!
I hope you are all having a great week! Today I will be sharing a super easy project! This one can be customized for any room in your house and I have done all the hard work for you! I have been thinking of a fun way to do my son’s name for his room. You guys know me… I wanted something cheap, easy and of course, so cute! So… I created these Free Printable Letters & Numbers to get the job done.
And guess what? You get them for free too! Woohoo! Who out there likes free? Yah. Me too!
These are 8×10 prints that can be easily printed from home or a photo place (like Walmart, Walgreens, etc.). Just click the letter you want to print below, and then press print from your browser bar up top. Easy peasy. Oh… And free. 😉 These are the 8×10 letters, and I will be posting everything in 5×7 as well later.
Free Printable Letters & Number
And here are numbers 0-9, an ampersand and a heart…
And don’t worry… If the project I am sharing with mine intimidates you, these can also be printed and put in an 8×10 frame just like this…
Let me show you how I created my son’s letters for his room! This is such an easy project.
I started with 1×12 whitewood or pine board. You can get these in 4′ pieces at Lowe’s which makes them super easy to throw in the car. They are right around $6 for a 4′ piece which will make 5 letters. Here is a picture of my little helper assisting me with picking up our wood. Come follow us on Instagram!
For each letter you will cut a piece of your 1×12 at 9″ long. His name has 6 letters, so I cut 6 pieces of 1×12 at 9″ long. Here they are below.
You can have the hardware store cut your wood for you, or you can use a cheap and easy hand saw like this one…
I used my Ryobi 10″ Compound Miter Saw for my cuts. I had all of them cut in minutes.
Now for stain! I used my favorite stain for mine…
Rust-Oleum Ultimate Wood Stain in Early American
This stuff is the bomb. It is a 1 coat application, and dries in under an hour. LOVE.
While those were drying, I printed my letters I needed and used scissors to cut them out. I like printing these on white cardstock. You can also use plain printing paper, kraft paper or photo paper. I just like the look of the cardstock best.
Before attaching my letters, I sanded them down a bunch! I made all the corners nice and round, and sanded away some of the stain to make them look distressed. To do this I used my favorite tool in my collection…
Ryobi Corner Cat Finish Sander
I LOVE this tool. It’s the best sander I have ever used, and always gives me the perfect finish that I am looking for. Plus… It’s cheap!
To attach my letters I used small silver furniture tacks that I found at the hardware store. Just place one in each corner and use a hammer to lightly tap them into your wood. Then, I put a small screw eye in the top of each board like this.
Done. How easy was that??
Next, I used twine to hang each one from a decorative hook. Again… Easy! I get asked all the time how I keep my frames and boards hanging so straight. Here is a little ‘Shanty’ tip… Gorilla Tape.
You can find this at your hardware store. I just tear a bit off, roll it up and stick it to the back of the board. Then I stick it to the wall. This tape is awesome… It stays sticking for a LONG time, and I never really have issues with it leaving mess behind or messing up my paint.
So… Here they are all finished up!
And again… These can be framed in seconds as well! Super easy… Super cute… Super cheap. That is my kind of project! Woohoo!
Thanks so much for stopping by! I would love for you to share and PIN these letters below! You guys rock! 🙂
~Whitney
awesome! I’ve been looking for letters and numbers for a long time.Thanks for sharing.
Is there a way to change the color of the letters? We are doing a babies room in yellow and green. Thanks.
Oops, my email address is [email protected]! Thank you!!
Hi there! I just found your blog and I love it!!! Thank you so much for sharing your creativity and inspiring me!!! I adore these letters and would really love to use the 5×7 version – would you be willing to email a few of them to me in the 5×7 size? I would like to have the letters H, M, R, and the ampersand. I would be so grateful!
I am trying to upload the V to spell LOVE and it will only print a black sheet? Is there anyway this could be fixed? Thank you!
Here’s my attempt! Thank you!!! Already feels so much more like home :). Can’t wait to make some more shanty2chic stuff!
Oh I LOVE it! I love where you put it too! You are so sweet for sharing it with us… Thank you!!
I am in LOVE with your blog, but I am trying to do my own little project with your letters and the V will not print for me? It just prints a black sheet. Is there anyway this could be fixed? Thank you so much!
Oh wow!!! great work. They look G-R-E-A-T!
I love how detailed you are in your blog. Thank you for sharing!
Hello! Have you posted the 5×7 sized letters anywhere?
I have a question. Everywhere I’ve looked to print these (I’d like to send them out since it seems like it would take a lot of black ink) won’t print PDF files. I’ve looked at Walgreens, Walmart, and Target. Is there something I’m doing wrong, or a way to save these into a jpeg format?
Thanks!
Do a right click and save…go into that saved document, copy and then paste into Paint. From there you can “save as” a JPEG, bitmap, etc.
Hi, I’m trying to find the 5×7. Have they been posted? Thanks! jONI
Thank you for this project! I was wondering, would the print outs on the regular document format paper look good nailed to the board or am I missing something? What sort of paper did you use, did the letters come out printed on the hard surface or were they just like your everyday white printing paper? Excuse my ignorance 🙁
Have you had a chance to post the 5x7s? I am excited to use these, but need smaller ones. Thanks so much!
How very kind to share these as free! Your project looks wonderful and I look forward to using the letters!
Rebecca
Absolutely adore everything about this project! You are so creative & I love your website. Thank you so much for sharing your talent with all of us!!!
LOVE THIS IDEA! I have all of the materials bought — just waiting on the 5″ x 7″ letters. I have a thick grey and white striped wall as the focal point when you walk in our front door, so I am making this in our last name for everyone to see right when they walk in out home! Would you be so kind and post them please? Thank you 🙂
Next week! You bet 🙂