Shadow Framed Button Letter

What you need:

A hinged wooden shadow frame (its opens like a door)

a lot of buttons

glitter

paint

mod podge

pencil

paint brush

bowl

hot glue gun 

hairspray

letter stencil (I made mine in photoshop and then printed it and cut it out)

The first thing I did was cut out my letter stencil and trace it onto the inside of my frame with a pencil. 

Then I painted Mod Podge onto the inside (except the letter) and sprinkled glitter all over it. I sprinkled on a lot of glitter and then gently shook it side to side to evenly disperse the glitter. I gave it a little time to dry and then I gently knocked the excess glitter into a bowl. 

Next I sprayed it over with hairspray to seal the glitter on.

Paint the inside sides of the frame a similar color to the glitter.

I did not do this next step but I highly recommend it- paint the letter a similar color to your buttons. That way any spaces you can see through the buttons won't be obvious.

After everything dries start hot gluing the buttons onto the letter.

I layered a lot of buttons on top of each other to cover any background spaces that can be seen through the buttons. I also like the look of them layered.

Let that dry for a bit. Then use a darker paint to paint the outside of the frame, and outside sides of the frame. I mixed the paint with some water to keep it light so that it was almost a stain. Be careful not to drip any paint onto the inside of the frame when you do this. Either sit it upright or use a magazine or piece of paper to cover the inside while you paint.

Let dry and hang!