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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LOVe it! Featuring tomorrow on my recap. I am going to do this one!
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How unique and beautiful. Thank you!
Very Smart! What a fun idea.
Jennie @ Cinnaberry Suite
Very clever to use cardboard that is probably just sitting in the recycling bin!
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Whoops…what I meant to say is I love your finished project! Great use of materials on hand!
Cindy at Lakewood
LOVE it! great job.
gail
What a great recycling project – love it! 🙂
ooh, I love that you used cardboard to build up the letter! Great idea, way to use what you have!
I love that you made your letters from scratch and didn’t buy a premade one…
Thanks for posting your link at CROQzine – this is such a great idea. I love that you made it yourself! My letter is H too. 🙂
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AWESOME! Great project. have you used mod podge? It’s nicer to use than white glue.
This is beautiful! I have an H laying around that I’ve been trying to figure out how to spice up. This is a great idea! :o)
Great idea!
This is such a great idea! I love how it looks and I am not even into music. My mom has played the organ at our Church since she was in the 8th grade!! I am going to use this idea for a gift for her!
You would not believe all the old sheet music I have. This is a perfect project for me! Maybe I should even think Christmas presents. Great idea!!!
Could you use mod podge?
Love the idea! So cute, and, because it’s made out of cardboard, it’s light enough to hang on my dorm walls without having to use anything heavy duty. Instead of using brown ink, though, I think I’ll use a trick I learned in grade school and age it with strong black tea. I’ll just have to be careful to make sure the ink doesn’t run…
Making this now!! Thanks so much for the tut and the idea!!