How to make Cougar Town-inspired "EAT" letters

Posted on September 3, 2012 by heatherlauraclarke

Happy Holiday Monday, lovely readers!

I know I owe you posts on D’s tube surgery and on my Weight Watchers progress, but since it’s a holiday, here is a fluffy and fun little post about a recent craft project …

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Cougar Town is one of my favourite shows, and I’ve always loved Jules’ “EAT” letters that hang in her kitchen. So here’s how I made my own version!

See the “EAT”? Isn’t it cute? It’s probably a zillion dollars from a fancy store we don’t even have in Canada, right?

I bought these three letters at Michaels (my fave store)

I also bought three sheets of scrapbook paper that match my new kitchen colours

Ah, Mod Podge. Is there anything it can’t do?

I traced each letter onto a sheet of cardstock paper (with a black crayon, to get a distress-y sort of look on the edges)

Here are my letters! Aren’t they happy colours?

I put a thin layer of Mod Podge (I say “Modge Podge” in my head, do you?) on the surface of each letter …

… then I smoothed down the paper cut-out. But wait! This “T” looked a little plain …

. I realized there was a funky pattern on the back of the “E” paper, so I cut out some circles …

… and Mod-Podged the circles onto the “T” — much better!

Here are the finished letters, after they’ve been roughed up with lots of sandpaper action!

And here they are in my kitchen! Cuteness!

Have you ever made something you saw on a TV set? Are you inspired by the decor of fictional characters? Tell me about it!

Happy Labour Day!

Category: Craftiness, Decor, Home, House of Dreams

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I’m Heather Laura Clarke. I’m writer living in beautiful Nova Scotia, I have a 11-year-old son and a nine-year-old daughter, I married my high school sweetheart, and this is the story of my handmade life.

I have depression and anxiety, and I fight like hell every day to keep it from taking over my life. Creating things helps.

Whether I’m writing novels, decorating a room, busting out my power tools to build furniture, getting muddy in the pottery studio, sewing clothes for my kids, or cross-stitching a swear word, I’m all about using my creativity to craft a life I love.

I’ve been writing this blog since 2009, so if you dig deep into the archives, you’ll meet a bright-eyed 25-year-old newlywed who was basically obsessed with having kids, buying a cozy house, and supporting herself full-time as a writer. (Spoiler alert: she got exactly what she wanted.)