Photograph Words and Names

Need something to cover that empty wall or just looking for something fun and simple to do? These photographed letters turned into words has become quite popular and looks so nice hanging on the wall in the entrance of your home. People have been ordering these with words ranging from last names to words of inspiration. Well I have come up with a simple and easy way to make them all on your own.

Things you will need:

• Camera
• Poster Board/ Matting
• Picture Frame
• Scissors or Exacto Knife
• Ruler
• Pencil

Instructions:

• Before you do anything, you need to find a frame to be able to hold your letters. If you are going to use a standard 4" by 6" photo you can use this equation to figure out the size you need.

• (number of letters) x 3.75" + (number of letters - 1) x 0.5" = the minimal length
• As long as the height is larger than 6" you are fine.
• Here is a diagram to help you picture it:

• Go around town taking various, vertical pictures of the letters you are wanting keeping in mind that even though the letter needs to fill up the frame of the camera you also needs about a 1/2" allowance on all sides.
• Print out your pictures. It really doesn't matter if it's on photo paper or not it's just a preference.
• Now the tough part begins. Cut out your poster board or matting to fit the size of the frame. Take the "minimal length" that you calculated from earlier and subtract it from the length of the frame and divide it by 2, this is the width of the space between the frame and the first photograph length-wise. Mark this width in the center of the short side with a pencil, see mark "A" in diagram.

• Next mark out 5 3/4" out from the last mark, mark "B". Then mark out 1/2", mark "C".

• Continue mark "B" and mark "C" until you have the same number of "B" marks as the number of letters you are wanting to add, making sure that you end with mark "B" not "C". Measure the remaining space to the end of the board and make sure that it is the same a mark "A".

• Next take the height of the frame, subtract it by 5.75", and divide it by 2, this is mark "D". Extend mark "D" to the other end of the board, as shown as the 2 red lines in the diagram. Then extend all of your original marks to the mark "D" lines, as shown as the blue lines in the diagram.

• Now with the ruler cut out all of the "B" boxes and tape your pictures in the center of the boxes in order starting from your right to your left.

• Put the board in the frame and viola!

♥ Mrs. Suzie