Y’all already know that I have a thing for sheet music. Well, I am at it again. I turned a bunch of cereal boxes into this DIY chipboard monogram. You will love this sheet music letter in your home!
Supplies needed to make a chipboard monogram:
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- cardboard (can be anything from an Amazon box to your empty Cheerios box)
- sheet music
- glue
- ink to distress the sides.
NOTE: I have had several questions about where to buy vintage sheet music. If you would like to purchase from Amazonjust click here to search for sheet music you love!
How to Make a Sheet Music Letter:
I cut out four pieces of my “H”. Yep that H template was just printed off of the computer and I cut the cardboard with a pair of scissors.
I then stacked up those “H”s and used a spray adhesive to make one thicker “H”. I felt like one piece of cardboard by itself would not be strong enough. And I used the spray adhesive cause I am not a patient person. You could use your white glue for this also, just let it dry a little while before continuing.
I ripped my sheet music into pieces using a straight edge. That way I would get a frayed look on the edge. Then just start gluing. I began by making sure all edges were covered. Then I made sure all the cardboard on “front” was covered. Paint each piece down really well with white glue. You can use it on the front and back of the sheet music (it drys clear).
I then went back and added smaller pieces of sheet music to make it pretty! I placed all of my sheet music so that the print was right side up — I guess you could do it randomly I am just detail-oriented…
Again with my detail-oriented self, I also covered the cardboard on the back. Then you have to let it dry…sigh…the long wait. I would say 8 hours or so just to be safe. And then distress those edges with a little brown ink if you like that look (I do!). I like the Tim Holtz Distress Inks for this.
And there you have it — a thrifty “use what you have” project! I just love this sheet music letter!
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Fantastic! Love it!
Making this now!! Thanks so much for the tut and the idea!!
Thanks for the thrifty idea! I am making this now! I had to tell my husband that I have taken on the pintrest 52 weeks challenge. I pinned this and the one thing he was worried about was the financial cash flow and making projects since we just moved! Thank goodness, we have tons of card board boxes in the garage, I have hot glue, and will be making an H and a B! Heather and Bert c= Thanks for the easy step by step instructions!
I like your craft blog. You have the same skill level without the intimidation of many of the craft blogs. Important to me, because I am not very crafty.
Hope to meet you at Blissdom.
Angie, I love this letter idea. I’ve been looking for a way to complete a monogram and I think this is it! Thanks for the tutorial!
Hugs,
Sherry
Thank you for the idea and I am going to make one tomorrow and I pinned it. Your site is wonderful
I love this, especially because its so inexpensive.
I love this! It would be a perfect gift for my sister, the piano player.
Debbie 🙂
Oh I love this!!! I am just now finding it from Totally Green Contest and must do this for our Christmas deco this year– I wish the letter J sat well like the H does.. very cute!!! YAY!
Angie, just found you by accident and I have to say I love this idea! The letters covered in music sheet pieces really makes an attractive decor and the country flare the distress ink adds is really great. Thank you for sharing.
I am only mildly crafty, so I don’t know much about use ink to create a distressed look. Any tips like what type of ink to use and how to apply it? I’m opening a music studio next month and am creating some crafty items as rewards for a crowdfunding campaign to purchase our new baby grand piano! I love this monogram!
Tim Holtz makes a line of distressed ink that is perfect for this job. You can either rub the letter on the ink pad or rub your finger on the ink pad and rub it along the sides of the letter.
Hi Angie, that is really cute. I notice this was done years ago, and the title says “chipboard” – so I take it I can do the same thing using my Maker and chipboard? Really really cute!
Sure that would definitely work! I used old pizza boxes but I have cut those in my Maker before.