Holiday Decor – JOY Wooden Letters
In keeping with our Christmas in July theme, this week we have a great piece of Holiday Decor. These JOY Wooden Letters will look great on a book shelf, on top of a cabinet, or on display in any room of the house. You can use this same idea to create other words for the holidays or even year around decor.
Supplies:
- 1 board – 1″ x 6″ x 8″ (You can use any size you’d like, however)
- 1 wreath (again, sized however you feel looks best with your other letters)
- 1 strip of wood approximately 1 1/2″ wide x 6″ long for the upright of the Y
- 2 strips of wood approximately 1 1/2″ wide and 6″ long cut at an angle for the v of the Y
- 2 Wood Screws
- Paint
- small paint brush
For the wood pieces, I wanted an aged and weathered look so I used pieces of wood from a pallet that had been stored outdoors. I love the colors that the wood has changed to just from the weather.
Instructions:
- Begin by painting the letter J onto the board. I used white paint and used a brush to freehand the letter. You can also use a stencil if you feel safer.
- The O is simple and will require no extra work as the wreath will simply sit between the J and the y.
- For the Y, you will attach the two angle pieces of wood to the straight strip of wood using the wood screws. Be careful when attaching them to not split any of the strips. If you’d like you can pre-drill the boards to make this less likely.
You can use paint or stain to add aging to the wood or use a hammer to add distressing. I really liked my simple weathered wood and chose to leave it as is.
When your paint is dry on the J, the set of letters is ready to set in place! Simple yet beautiful Holiday Decor.
Do you have any DIY Holiday Decor pieces you’re working on?
So rustically beautiful, and so simple. Quaint shops out my way charge an arm and a leg for things like this, so thank you for showing us how easy it is to DIY to spruce up your space while saving a bundle!
This is so cute! I have always wanted to have something like this in my home.
I am so going to gift this to my mother!! She’d love it! Thank you!
I totally love this! Its just simple enough and so pretty.
What a fun and simple DIY project. I love it!
That is absolutely beautiful! I love the simplicity of it.
that is so adorable! i love the simplicity of it. and, you could keep it up for a while since its not so christmas-y looking.
I love how you used a wreath for the O. The J & Y look easy to make as well. I think this would make a great gift for Christmas as well.
This looks neat! I like how you used a wreath! I would love to do something like this with a floral wreath! It looks great, good job!
One year I want to be to the point where I have time to celebrate Christmas in July. Love your creation!
What a fun holiday decoration! I especially love how you used a wreath as the o!
Oh goodness, those are so stinking cute! I just love those letters! It would look so awesome in my Family room downstairs!
How fun and unique is THAT!! Love it!!! I have been daydreaming of Christmas the last few days, so perfect to see this!
Looks great! I can’t believe that time of year will be coming up so soon!
I love anything primitive so this is certainly for me! Very cute idea!
I love these! So rustic and pretty. I love clean decor. I am working on a wreath this year. I loathe the fake one we have with berries that fall off!
This is such a cute project. I love that it’s simple to do, looks great, and is affordable.
Oh my, that is awesome. I love how different this is, especially what you have come up with for the o… makes it one-of-a-kind and unique… thanks for sharing
Now this is something I could really do. You would be ashamed of me…..I still have some Christmas decor sitting in a bin by my door. I’m not much of a decorator!
This is such a cute seasonal decoration. I love the idea of using a wreath for the “o”!
What an adorable and easy decoration to make! And, with several months until holiday season, I might even have time to get it together.
Well how clever is that? Now you have me wanting to decorate for Christmas. I love Christmas in July it can get you moving and your such an inspiration. Definitely sharing this so others can enjoy!
That is absolutely adorable. You did a great job!
There are no words to begin to tell you how much I love that. It came out awesome and I would LOVE to have something like that to put up on my mantle.