I purchased the rack and the letters from Hobby Lobby and painted everything in Apple Barrel Caribbean Blue. The rack came with a handy groove already cut at the top for the letters.
I cut out the letters by tracing them onto the back of the paper/fabric and cutting them out (I used a craft knife to cut out the letters). For the fabric, I put a coat of Mod Podge on and let it dry before cutting anything out. Once the letters were cut out, I used Mod Podge to glue them on, and the did two coats of Mod Podge on the front and edges, and then one on the back.
For Kaelee's rack, I cut out squares of matching scrapbook paper, and punched out shapes with my new punches that were on sale at Hobby Lobby for 40% off. I used Mod Podge to glue them on, and then did a coat of Mod Podge over everything.
For Kayson's, I punched holes in the fabric (after coating with Mod Podge and allowing to dry) for the pegs. I was ok with them looking a little topsy-turvy because of the underwater pattern and the fact that they reminded me of bubbles. (SIDE NOTE: I would not recommend trying to punch fabric with a punch intended for paper. It does not work well at all and almost broke my punch. I added a border of yellow ribbon to finish it off.
After everything dried, I glued the letters into the grooves with hot glue. I would recommend a sturdier glue (maybe wood glue?), especially for the letters that do not have much of a bottom base. I ended up squirting a good amount of glue in to give the letters something to stick to.
Finally, I drilled holes on each side in the center for nail hole to allow them to be hung on the wall.
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