Make Framed Magazine Monogram Art, step by step

Every time we post a photo that includes the frame collage above our living room’s console table like this…

…or this…

…. or this…

…. we get a slew of emails asking where we picked up or how we made the big P print that is front and center. Well, it is in fact simply the first letter of an article in a magazine that we cut out in a neat little 1 x 2 inch rectangle and had blown up around 300% at Kinko’s. You know how some articles start with one large letter and the rest of the first sentence followed? We simply cut out that rectangle, enlarged it a bunch, and framed it.

Making it large and putting it behind glass instantly created a customized monogram with quite little work on our part, and we enjoy how it came out! Simply flip through magazines until you find your initial and head over to Kinko’s. A few dollars later it should be ready to frame (they look especially strong with giant mats and fairly hefty frames to dress them up).

So you too can master the P (get it? Master P? no?) or any other letter that you’d like…

Psst- Looking for more straightforward Hands-on art ideas? Check out the bevy of links on our How To page in the “Artsy Ideas” category. And if you are searching for framing arrangement ideas, this little video walkthrough should have you covered.