I’ve been working on some new Book Page Canvas Wall Art (other designs here), and wanted to dress up the edges. I use adhesive vinyl to create a stencil to paint the wording, but I didn’t want to use expensive vinyl to create a border, since once I remove it, it isn’t reusable. I don’t normally buy many paper punches, because I don’t use them often, but when I spotted this Doily Lace Edge punch by Martha Stewart in Hobby {Read More}
Salvaged Metal and Wood Sign, Answered Questions about the Guest Room & the Nightmare on the Other Side
June 19, 2014 by 11 Comments
A few weeks ago, I shared some industrial style inspiration I found while vacation. One of the things I fell in love with, was this sign made of corrugated metal and a wood frame. I added it to my “must make” list of things to do when I got back home. I knew I had some corrugated metal (leftover from my guest room remodel), and my nephew gave me an antique wood frame, that he found in the abandoned house behind {Read More}
Go Light Your World Sign
November 22, 2013 by 6 Comments
I want to thank you all for the prayers, heartfelt well-wishes and monetary gifts sent for my cousin who lost her home in the tornado. It was heartbreaking hearing her account of those moments she endured while it happened, and so sad watching her go through the rubble left of her home, looking for anything that survived. God was with them during the storm, and I have no doubt he’ll be with them as they go forward in rebuilding. Her {Read More}
221B Baker Street Sign
September 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
Since my older two sons have left for college, my youngest son got to take over one of their bedrooms. My middle son wasn’t interested in painting or doing anything to the room when he was in it, but my youngest son did want to do some decorating. He’s a huge fan of Sherlock Holmes books, so we batted around some ideas to decorate around that theme, but buying Victorian-era furniture, wallpaper and other “props” isn’t in my price {Read More}
Train Sign…that got off track.
August 15, 2013 by 8 Comments
Not every project goes exactly how we plan, does it? I worked on one a few weeks ago that got a little “off track” {pun intended}. I saw this awesome antique sign on Etsy. Not only was the price tag $585 and way out of my price range, but I knew it would be an easy design to recreate myself…or so I thought.I didn’t take a lot of photos during the process, but I created the grid first, then the {Read More}
Air Mail Sign {How-To}
August 12, 2013 by 2 Comments
Remember the 1930’s mailing labels I shared with you a few weeks ago? Well, I really wanted to come up with something fun to do with them. I had boards that were long and narrow like this image, so I picked that one to make a sign from. Here’s the image after I edited it using Photoshop. To use it with your Silhouette, just save this image to your computer, then open it in your Silhouette and click on the {Read More}
Enjoy the Ride… {Free Bicycle Images to Use with the Silhouette}
August 9, 2013 by 6 Comments
I had planned on painting my rusty, sweet old bicycle this summer, but I still haven’t gotten around to doing it yet, but I did paint another old white bicycle, but this one is on a wooden sign. I’ll show you how easy it is to create one of your own, with bunches of bicycle images to choose from. First, go to Dafont.com and download the Sepeda font HERE. Every letter of the alphabet is represented by a different kind {Read More}
DIY Chalkboard Lettering – {Guest House Sign}
August 4, 2013 by 16 Comments
If you are like me and aren’t a chalkboard artist, then the method I use may help you to do prettier lettering on your chalkboards. I know a lot of people just print their lettering on paper, chalk the back of the paper and trace it on the sign, then fill in the lines with chalk, but I like this method a little better because the background and letters don’t get as smudged as they can with the other method. {Read More}
Direct From the Farm Sign (Silhouette Tutorial, Tips & Tricks)
July 31, 2013 by 8 Comments
It’s been at least a few weeks since I created a sign based on an old advertisement and I was looking through some of my antique graphics and found one I really wanted to turn into a sign. I’ll share the process to create it, so you can create your own, if you’d like. The image came from a 1949 telephone book, which I shared with you several years ago, HERE. Back then, I didn’t scan my graphics at a very {Read More}
Opportunity Quote Sign
June 23, 2013 by 10 Comments
When we remodeled our kitchen, my husband rebuilt the existing cabinets to make the cabinet under our sink, but the previous doors no longer fit, so he built some out of pine boards. He connected several together to make them look like worn plank boards, but honestly, neither of us was in love with them. Later, he made new cabinet doors that were fronted with antique ceiling tiles. I came across a quote by Thomas Edison on Pinterest that has {Read More}
