✥ Last Name Typography Art ✥

I have no less than 10 projects started right now!
Ten.Unfinished.Projects. {sigh}

I'm not sure where the project A.D.D. came from, but I wish it would go away! 

However, a few things are finally coming together.

I want to share with you guys the centerpiece art I made for my gallery wall. 

This is how it looked for probably months! Woops!
I needed something to fill the largest frame right in the center of my wall.

This pic was awhile back, since then some "art" projects have been slowly coming  together.
Here's my inspiration. These babies are all over Etsy. This is one of a {literally} 1016 of great examples!

This style is my fav. Love how the letters are from unusual items, love the water spouts! Like you just walked around the city with your camera!

I looked for online for ages trying to find a stash of letters to use. 

In the end I realized I would need to go a little more traditional and use letters from signs and buildings, you know if I didn't want to pay for the letters. {And I don't want to...so...}
I found a great tutorial from Stephanie @ Full of Great Ideas, she did a bunch of collages you guys should check out.

K, guys, this project is so easy!  You can just whip it up on Word.
As a side note, I am totally loving Microsoft Publisher. It's part of the Microsoft home office tools and also comes free with Word for Mac. You can do everything on there! Make business cards, blog headers, format a poster to create Subway Art- basically, whatever you want. Love. It.

Open a blank document and select the size you'd like the collage to to be.
Transfer the pic to your document by either:  dragging digital images onto a MSPublisher doc or save to computer and upload each one.
Then size them either by double clicking in the pic and selecting the sizes or dragging the corner of the pic to get the right size.
Then place them into a grid. 
For the full tutorial I'm going to direct you to Stephanie. You know how anal thorough I can be with my own tuts, but I didn't have a single question using hers, so you're good to go. 
I'm still and am always HAPPY to answer questions on the "how to-s"!!

The letters and numbers are from the nicest photographer ever. This dude, Leo Reynolds, who allows people to use his letters and numbers as long as it's only for personal use! So rad, right?! Thanks Leo!

It took me some time to decide on what which letters to use and what I may like the most vs what would look the best on an already busy wall.

I printed this guy up at Costco. Cost me $3.14. Not too shabby!

I am very happy with the end result. I think it both stands out in a complicated wall, while simultaneously not drawing too much attention from all the smaller pieces. 
Thanks for checking out my post!

Anyone want to make their own? 
I would love to see it!
Looking for places to link up your projects? Check out my Party page.

I'm also linked up here.