Piano craft

Now that Christmas is done, and the gift has been given I can write about the craft project I made for my mom. My mom is a piano teacher out of her home. I saw something that used a rubber stamp of music staffs on a white wooden letter. I thought it was really cute. I debated doing her initials, and then thought a bit more about her studio space and decided to spell out "PIANO." I also decided to get sheet music and use that to decorate the letters.
I found "exciting" music to use since I figured it would be more visually appealing to see the staff full of notes instead of a simple song. I cut the sheet music into strips that were as wide as there were notes. (about 2.5" depending on the song)
I didn't take pictures of the process, which I should have. I got white letters from Michael's and used Mod Podge to attach the music to the letters. I kept the strips long and then used an exacto knife to trim the edges once it was dry. I also applied a layer of Mod Podge to the top to finish it and seal it. I painted around the edge and about 1/4" in on all the edges so that it would allow the music to pop. I also found some ribbon that had a music staff and hot glued that on each letter to make it into a hanger. Mom loved it! Given the space that she used for hanging it, the ribbon didn't work out, but I think it still looks good.

with ribbon

all hung up

Perfect gift for the music lover in your family.