The last few months of my dad’s life, his internal clock got a bit out of whack. While he was still able to walk by himself, he’d wake up in the wee hours of the morning, make some coffee, and park himself in the recliner to drink it.
He usually fell asleep with it in his hand, and my sister and I often tried to remove the cup so he wouldn’t burn himself, but the moment he felt the cup move, he’d tighten his grip – no getting his coffee away from him!
He was a morning person who liked his coffee black.
I’ve never been a morning person, or a coffee drinker, but since the majority of my family are both, and I know many of you are too, I decided to introduce a new stencil design for all of you java-lovin’ morning people!
Rise and Shine is part of Knick of Time’s Vintage Sign Stencils!
My first sample project is just a simple sign on a piece of scrap wood.
I stenciled it with black paint first, but the words looked too faint, so I went over it again with white paint and love the way the black showed through.
Because I like things that are functional, as well as decorative, I also made a rustic handled tray…
How to make this Rise & Shine Coffee Co. handled tray
You’ll need:
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pallet wood or other rustic wood. You could also use new wood.
mending braces to connect wood
stencil brush – I use this one)
drawer handles
How I made it:
I used two thick pieces of wood salvaged from an antique windowsill frame. Pallet wood would work well too.
1. Cut the wood to your desired length. My pieces are about 20″ long.
2. Connect the two pieces together using mending braces. This will be the back side.
3. Stencil the lettering on the front. You can stencil on the unfinished wood, or paint the wood first with a base color, then stencil over it.
I painted my wood white – thicker down the middle and with a dry brush round the edges so some of the rustic wood grain would show through, then stenciled the sign with black paint.
4. Seal with furniture wax, and buff well.
5. Pre-drill holes and attach handles.
And just that quick (yes, it really was quick!), you have yourself a rustic wood handled tray to enjoy your morning cup of Joe on! 🙂
The Rise and Shine Coffee Co. stencil can be purchase HERE.
Repurposed Wooden Spool Coffee Station
Vaya con Dios,
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I love how these turned out, Angie…great stencil!
Thanks Linda! 🙂
Angie, I love all your stencils. I was wondering if you will ever make a small stencil of the Milk & Crèam Company to put on a small quart or pint milk bottle. If not a stencil then a clear label? I purchased your big Milk & Cream to put on an old milk can I have. I now have a quart bottle I would like to put this label on.
I am so sorry to hear about your Dad. Fathers are special people whose influence and guidance lasts long after their passing. I talk to mine and still feel his presence when I most need it. He always said, “I will give you all of what you need and some of what you want.”
God Bless!
Thanks so much, Skippy. Your father’s quote is so true!
Awesome stencil! I am not a morning person, therefore I am definitely a coffee person. ? Great work on both the sign and tray.
Thanks so much, Helene!
Mending Braces! I never knew what to call those things – “metal thingies” was about my most descriptive term.
I learn something new from you pretty much every time!
New stencil looks great (he says as a morning person).
I love the look of the stencil on your coffee tray !