LETTERS!

This post is one of the most helpful and timesaving instructions to creating your very own letters! This is a fool-proof method to customizing shirts, tshirts, sweatshirts, accessories, bags, and various items to get them exactly how you want them! If you already know how to do this, disregard me, but it is essential for every greek man or woman to know how to fashion their own letters! It is a fun way to get together with your sister (or brothers) and have an excuse to craft! Not to mention buying letters can get very pricey, especially when purchasing sweatshirts or buying stuff for your little upon reveal! 

1. First, you need stencils for your letters. I make mine by placing a letter shirt I already have face down on transfer paper and then cutting them out, first cutting around the backing, tracing that stencil onto cardboard, and then cutting out the smaller letter.
2. Lay the stencils you just cut out on a piece of fabric. Make sure to use a piece of fabric that is big enough to fit all of the letters! It should not be much, a fourth of a yard is plenty.
3. Cut out a piece of fabric adhesive that is the same size as your fabric.
4. Iron the bumpy side of the adhesive onto the fabric and make sure it has fully dissolved and stuck onto the fabric! Follow the directions on the package!
5. Place the bonded fabric on a flat surface and trace your stencils onto the back of the adhesive.
6. Cut the letters out!
7. Peel the backing off of the adhesive fabric and iron it onto the bottom of the bottom layer fabric, thus creating a layered look!
8. Peel the backing off of the bottom fabric to expose the adhesive.
9. Now all you have to do is sew the letters onto your shirt, bag, accessory, etc! This will allow your item to have the letters stuck on permanently. If you want to customize further, you can use fabric paint, puffy paint to outline the letters. This also adds an extra layer of strength to the letters, ensuring they will never fall off. There are endless possibilities to the color combinations! If you are handy with a sewing machine, as I am, you can always sew the letters on. This gives a more professionally made look, but its up to you!

Good luck, and may the crafting gods be ever in your favor!