Leopard Print Monogram!

Okay, so I have a little addiction… Leopard Print ANYTHING, the letter “T”, and Me (just kidding about the “me” part, just sounded cute)! I came across these incredible letters several months ago at Total Bliss in Summerfield. Nancy had a simple “S” painted red and I knew I had to have one for me too. After “slinging” some paint on my metal letter, I thought it would only be kind to share this SIMPLE technique that you could paint on just about any surface you’d like a bit of leopard pizzazz!

Materials Needed:
*1 Fabulous Metal Letter~from Total Bliss, no doubt. (you can use any letter you choose if you happen to have one lying around your house)
*5 coordinating acrylic paints (I chose 4 shades of brown and a cream to mix).
*Spray primer
*Spray High Gloss Sealant
*Paint brushes in a variety of sizes
*Large sponge brush
*Paper towels
*Newspaper

Step 1:
Find a cool letter (and no you don’t have to use a “T”… unless you are gifting it to me)!

Step 2:
Clean your Letter with rubbing alcohol (and don’t try to drink this kind… you might as well drink moon-shine)

Step 3:
Spray on metal primer. You can use the brush on kind if you choose… I don’t.

Step 4:
Find the color you want as a base color, don’t make this too dark because this will show though your entire project. I went with a neutral golden tan.

Step 5:
Squirt your paint colors on a pallet (I just use an old cardboard cover to an old book… don’t ask, I don’t know where from). Then dab your paper-towels in a couple light-med colors (I used cream and mixed cream and brown). PLEASE NOTE: make sure to dab lightly and TEST on your newspaper to see what your going to have first. This might not be a perfect project, but it’s not a blob of paint either!

And yes, you could use a sponge… I just can’t go back to the 90’s where “sponging” was happily left behind!

Step 6:
Paint your first layer of “Spots”… yes, I said FIRST layer! (I used a nice reddish brown)

Step 7:
Here is where the fun begins! Add more dots RANDOMLY, remember this is perfect, just good ole’ FUN!!! (I used more shades of brown and no I didn’t drop my chocolate on there, anywhere… I think).

Step 8:
And whoa-la… Leopard Print to the “T”. Oh yea, and if the thoughts of this makes you squeamish, it’s only paint!!! You can ALWAYS paint over it, start again or paint a solid color and go eat some chocolate!!!

Want to see a few more PAINTED letters from Total Bliss in Summerfield? Go check out Seek the Triad and MJ at One Nutty Girl!!! And for those of you that want to see what started this whole craziness, here is the original simple red “S”!