The Name Game On Canvas

I wanted to make something fun and unique for my sister's birthday and since she had just totally transformed her living room, I wanted to make her something to put on the wall in her fresh "new" room.  I started with their last name, Baker, and then used all the first names of their family, fitting them in like a game of scrabble.  The corner looked a tad bare when I finished, so the bird stencil was the perfect little addition to fill in the gap. :)

For my letters,

I use cardstock stencils that you can buy in a pack for pretty cheap at Wal Mart.

Then I had fun doing this square canvas one for my friend Natalie, the bride to be: