Rhinestone Monogram

I have mentioned it once (and maybe twice) recently that a Hobby Lobby opened close by.  During my first first sweep through the store I picked up some random things here and there.  When I stumbled across the wooden letters aisle, I had to pick up this R for my daughter's room.

Back from when I posted about the canvas art project I did, I had some extra 12x12 canvases that I thought I could use with the project.  So here it goes...there are 2 rounds.

Ding, ding, ding...Round One.

I gathered my materials.  My vision was to glue the paper to the canvas.  Cover the letter with rhinestones, and top the canvas with some ribbon and roses.

I began by spray painting the canvas and gluing on a piece of scrapbook paper with Modge Podge.

I then added some rhinestones to the wooden letter with a low temp glue gun...

...and glued it to the canvas.  I also added the ribbon and roses.

All was good until the letter peeled away from the paper and the paper peeled away from the canvas.  I think the satin finish of the spray paint is what did me in.  Nothing was sticking, but that wasn't stopping me.  I had to think of another idea.  And I did...

Ding, ding, ding.  Round Two.

I grabbed another 12x12 canvas (and the letter) and painted it with regular paint.  I had some "Ballet Slipper" paint left over from a previous project.

I decided to forgo the paper this time around and just added the ribbon and roses.  Of course, the colors don't come out as nicely as they do in person.