Styling from A to Z

For those who know me well, know that one of my very favourite things to do is to escape through the pages of a good novel. My parents tell me that I've always loved books- even before I could read. And it's probably the reason why I collect books. I can't bare to throw them out after I've read them. I not only keep the books I've read but especially enjoy collecting antique books. I tell Steve the reason we have to store boxes and boxes of old books is for my dream to one day build a library in my house (emphasis on the dream).
I often think about the first pair of bookends my grandmother gave me when I began reading in grade 1. It was a pair of wooden bookends shaped like little ponies. Now I outgrew my pony phase by about age 10 and have never found a replacement. I discovered a project on Pinterest that inspired me to create some A and Z letters as bookends.

Spotlight again proved fruitful for finding supplies including paper macho letters "A" and "Z" and wool that was needed. I wasn't sure on the colour I wanted and after a lot of umming and aching I decided on a navy blue and lighter teal colour in the hopes of making an ombre effect- starting with the lighter colour working down to the darker colour.

As the letters were three dimensional a little creative wrapping was needed.

When switching the colours, I wanted to create a bleeding effect so I was happy to have some of the darker colour mixed into the lighter.

It took about half an hour each letter- adding on a little extra time to take pictures- but it was a very easy afternoon project. I was pretty happy with the final project but I would maybe have switched to white craft glue rather than hot glue gun as it got a little messy with the threads of glue and fibres from the wool.

They may not be family heirlooms in the making but they have added some great colour and a little fun to our room.