Pottery Barn Inspired Moss Monogram

My front door has been bare since the Christmas wreath came down.  That's a long time to have a naked door.  I love the way that moss says spring, and moss monograms have been absolutely everywhere in blogland.  The original Pottery Barn live moss letters retailed for $77 each.

Carrie over at Dittle Dattle made this one with plywood that she cut with her jigsaw.

I've seen them made with a foam base like this one from WeddingBee.

My jigsaw skills are only so-so, and after my last power tool mishap, Computer Genius would prefer me to do non-power-tool projects.  Foam can be pricey, plus cutting foam is messy, so I looked around for something else to use for my "G."  I came up with this.

It's a threaded metal rod used for I-have-no-idea-what, but it was less than $5 for a 10 ft length, and could be bent with my bare hands.  I muscled it into a G shape.  I'm a pretty strong chick, and I'll have to admit that bending the ends made me break a sweat.

I wrapped the G in duct tape to create a surface to glue on.

I hit it with some dark green spray paint.  I always have dark green spray paint on hand.  When you have a black thumb, and you look up and notice that your bonsai & succulents are brown & dead - 3 seconds with your trigger finger, and all of a sudden you look like Suzy Homemaker.

I hot glued reindeer moss to the G making sure to overhang the edge a good deal for a heftier looking letter.

It took 2 packets of Dollar Store reindeer moss to cover my very large letter.

I suspended it from a yard of ribbon that I thumbtacked into the top of my door.  My "after" door is definitely not naked anymore.  This whole project cost $7, and completely changed my entry.

Thanks for popping in and crafting with me.  I'm linking this up to Between Naps on the Porch's Metamorphosis Monday, and Censational Girl's Spring Party.