April 1, 2014

Handwritten note turned into a sign

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I love this kind of custom sign! This was a handwritten word from the grandmother of my customer. These signs are not only custom, but are so personalized and meaningful.

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Custom handwritten note sign: size depends on the word or note that is to be made into the sign. This particular sign is 4” x 17” x 1”, approximately. Painted white with navy blue vinyl on one and brown vinyl on the other.

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March 3, 2014

You are my sunshine – wood sign

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You are my sunshine – home décor wood block. Painted in sun yellow, white vinyl, measures 5” x 9” x 3/4”.

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love more – wood block

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love more – wood block/sign. Natural wood with mahogany stain (paint & vinyl color options available as well). Measures 2.5” x 6” x 3/4”.

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February 6, 2014

Doormat makeover

UPDATE: I did this makeover with spray paint and it wore off in no time. I posted an updated ‘Doormat Makeover’ HERE.

I’ve had the same doormat for over a year now. Normally I wouldn’t care, except it said ‘JOY’…all year! Yes, we need joy every day of the year, I’m sure, but that’s beside the point. I needed a new doormat. Rather than buy one (that’s too easy), I decided to give our ‘JOY’ mat a makeover!

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I did my best to clean it – by smacking it and blowing out the dirt and such.

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Then I painted it with a base layer of Rust-Oleum dark gray 2x spray paint.

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I made a stencil with my Silhouette. This was kind of a fail, in that it didn’t work the way I intended it to, but it did still work (for the most part). I cut it from vinyl, thinking the vinyl would stick to the mat. But it didn’t. At all. So I just laid it on top, and tried to spray paint straight above so it didn’t shoot under the stencil (using Rust-Oleum seaside double coverage spray paint).

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And she’s done.

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Any Mad Gab fans out there?!! I really like that game and also like coming up with Mad Gab phrases, like this one!
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What do you think? Our front door looks much better than it did with the ‘JOY’, and it only took a couple coats of paint (and some wasted vinyl!). Any guesses as to what it actually says, not in Mad Gab language?!

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{answer: families are forever}

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