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}
Farmhouse Stenciled Sign Fresh Milk, Butter and Eggs
July 27, 2013 by 13 Comments
It may be bright and sunny outdoors, but it was a gray kind of day in my workshop this week. When I get my paintbrush out, I try to work on lots of projects using the same color at the same time. I hate cleaning paintbrushes, so I want to get as much mileage out of it as I can before I clean it. I can also accomplish more faster by focusing on one color of paint at a time, {Read More}
Whatever You Are {Be a Good One}
July 7, 2013 by 15 Comments
We had a little miscommunication at my house last night, resulting in some broken glass. You may recall, during the winter I brought home about 50 antique windows of all shapes and sizes. I turn some of them into signs (seen HERE, HERE, & HERE), but the majority I sell in my shop, and since it’s difficult to ship windows with glass in them, I generally remove the glass and ship the window frames. My youngest son is the designated glass {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}
This is Why a Body Needs Sleep…Boot & Shoe Store Sign
May 22, 2013 by 7 Comments
I had another one of those 1:30 in the morning moments last weekend, when I just had to make something before I could sleep. Actually, I had already gone to bed and been asleep for awhile, but my mind was still on “high alert” because I was waiting for my daughter to get home from the drive-in movie, so some little sound woke me up, thinking it was her. I decided to just stay up and work on something until {Read More}
Farmers Market Sign – Repurposed Headboard
May 22, 2013 by 3 Comments
Last year I picked up several beautiful antique head and foot boards at the auction. The were filthy and I was the only bidder, so I got them for just a few dollars. I’ve been cleaning and clearing out some space to in my workshop, so I was finally able to pull out this headboard and work on it. I cut the posts off of the sides, then painted it bright white, then put a coat of homemade mustard yellow {Read More}
Using the Positive Space of a Stencil – Colonial Pharmacy Sign
May 2, 2013 by 16 Comments
I used a little different technique this week to create another sign, that I thought would be helpful to other people who are new to using a Silhouette machine. You may recall this Colonial Pharmacy coat rack/sign I created a few months ago. It was made using Contact paper cut as a stencil with my Silhouette (the negative space). What was left on the paper backing is the positive space, that you need to use transfer tape to be able {Read More}
A Little Dream
April 12, 2013 by 9 Comments
For the last few months, I’ve been showing you lots and lots of stenciled windows and wood projects, and it suddenly occured to me – could I create stencils to sell? I love creating something new out of something old and I love doing that with typography and antique graphics, so wouldn’t it be fun to develop my own line of stencils that others can use? This little dream has lots of challenges though, the biggest of which is getting {Read More}
LIFE IS SWEET – Bakery Sign and Coat Rack
April 5, 2013 by 15 Comments
Last year, I brought home an antique farmhouse table from an auction. I had hoped to use it for our kitchen table, but it was too small for 6 chairs to fit around. This is the 4th antique table I’ve brought home from auctions…I’m a little addicted to them. Since I don’t have a booth space and tables are too heavy to reasonably ship, I decided to take it apart. I sold the legs and one side of the drop-leaf {Read More}
Colonial Pharmacy Sign
March 21, 2013 by 22 Comments
I’m sure you’ve figured it out by now, that I’m a little ga-ga over antique advertisements and signs. I really love taking an image from the past, and putting it onto something that can be used in today’s home. When possible, I love using the exact image, as I did in this sign, rather than just using a font to copy the wording. I used this antique pharmacy label that I shared with you for Antique Graphics Wednesday HERE, to {Read More}
