I warned you a few days ago that I’m a slow learner, and all the troubles I had with my bakery sign didn’t teach me my lesson not to choose elaborate fonts to cut out on vinyl with my Silhouette machine. I truly expected this project to be a failure and probably be a total waste of time, but I felt compelled to try it anyway. Here’s why. I bought an adorable 1895 school primer. It is filled with some {Read More}
A Few Simple Signs on Salvaged Wood
March 15, 2013 by 9 Comments
One of my favorite finds at auctions is wood salvage. I love broken wood and wood missing some of its parts, and since not many other people are looking for that type of thing, I can usually get my wood fix cured very inexpensively. I recently brought home a broken antique shipping crate. The bottom was trashed, but the sides were fine, so I whipped up a quick little “Fresh Eggs” sign. I love the little metal rivets holding the {Read More}
A Sign of Trouble {a.k.a – Bakery Sign}
March 14, 2013 by 23 Comments
I started working on turning another window into a sign last week (I know – big surprise). I’ll show you the finished product first, then tell you all the troubles I had (because I like to hear good news before bad). I sorted through a bunch of my antique business advertisements and decided I’d like to create one based on this advertisement from a 1920’s college yearbook. I wanted a font with a little something “more” to it and I {Read More}
{Seeing} Signs
March 4, 2013 by 18 Comments
I love my collection of antique eyeglasses and have several advertisements from early 1900’s optometrists, so my newest sign on an antique window is inspired by both of them. I love the image of the old spectacles in this advertisement, so I used it on the lower portion of the window. I liked the name of this company, but it would have taken me forever to modify the text enough for the Silhouette to be able to “read” the edges, {Read More}
Farmhouse Dairy Sign, a Mini Version and Some Silhouette Tips
February 22, 2013 by 22 Comments
I enjoyed creating the Milk & Cream Co. sign so much, I thought I’d create another dairy sign. I decided to look for another design to put on it. I searched the internet for inspiration and came across this antique business card. I love the various font styles on it. {source} Once again, I removed the background and removed some of the wording, to come up with this image. This design proved to be very tricky for the Silhouette {Read More}
Milk and Cream Co. Sign
February 18, 2013 by 30 Comments
I’m usually pretty happy if a project turns out close to what I’ve envisioned in my mind, but every once in awhile, a project turns out even better than I’d hoped. This is one of those rare projects. I was inspired by a Milk and Cream Co. image that I found on Pinterest. I never could find determine who the original source of the image was, but I love the font and simple wording, and based on the concept, I made this {Read More}
Sonday – {Amazing Grace}
February 17, 2013 by 12 Comments
The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures My chains are gone I’ve been set free My God, my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood His mercy rains Unending love, Amazing grace The earth shall soon dissolve like snow The sun forbear to shine But God, Who called me here below Will be forever mine Will be forever mine You are forever {Read More}
My First Silhouette Project
February 2, 2013 by 52 Comments
I’ll be the first to admit, I’m no rocket scientist, but I’m feeling like one today. I made this…yes, I did! Now, this might not sound like a huge deal, but I’m going to tell you why it’s such a huge deal to me. Bear with me, because this gets a little long-winded – but for once, I actually remembered to photo-document the process, step by step. You see, it all started last summer, when I went to visit my {Read More}
Get the Look – {Country Living Antique Barber Sign}
January 5, 2013 by 17 Comments
Since the first bathroom we remodeled is officially the “ladies’ room”, our other bathroom that is undergoing remodeling will officially be the “guys’ room”. I knew I wanted to decorate it with either a medical theme, or a barber theme…or both. While in the “ladies’ room”, doing some magazine browsing, I came across an article from Country Living magazine about collectible antique barber shop items and saw this antique barber sign, advertising the prices for services rendered. It’s valued {Read More}
Thursday’s Theme {Signs}
December 20, 2012 by 5 Comments
I’m still in the process of working on this week’s theme, so I don’t have it ready to share yet, but in the meantime, I’ll show you a roundup of signs I’ve created. I’m also working on a new batch of coat racks – still trying to make a bigger dent in my wood pile. Some of these signs, I know I’ve shared with you before; some I haven’t….I think. Seriously, there are days I can’t remember if I actually wrote {Read More}
