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Vintage-Style Grocery Sign

February 12, 2018 by Cyndee Leave a Comment

Another project inspired by Fixer Upper. You may remember my Scrap Wood Clock Faces and Words of Wisdom Window Signs. That show always has such cute decor ideas. I don’t remember which episode had the Philbert Grocery sign hanging on a dining room wall, but I was able to Google the image to get a better look.

It just so happened that a friend of a friend was getting rid of some old windows. These weren’t standard windows. They were huge. Perfect for large over-sized signs.

Since they were pretty heavy, the glass was pretty old and some were cracked, I decided the glass might not be a great idea to hang on a wall. Hubby was my glass remover. I think he enjoyed it…must be a guy thing. I grew up with brothers and I have three sons. I can imagine they all would have loved breaking the glass and not getting in trouble.

Hubby also cut my boards to replace the glass.

Finally it was time to get out my favorite crafting tool. My Silhouette. My fonts aren’t exactly like the original sign, but after perusing multiple font sites I think I found some that looked awesome on my sign.

I had never made a stencil this big. I had numerous sections, but I was able to easily piece them together like a puzzle.

I usually don’t mess with the bridges on my stenciled signs, but with this one I didn’t like them. After stenciling I simply filled them in. I also waited until after I attached the board to the frame to stencil the decorative corners.

Local peeps, this sign is now available at Trunk N Treasure.

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Posted in: Makeovers, Painting, Silhouette Projects, Trash to Treasure, Trunk N Treasures Tagged: decoration, grocery sign, Painting, recycled, signs, silhouette, silhouette signs, transformation, trash to treasure, window signs

New Valentine Signs

January 23, 2018 by Cyndee 2 Comments

Roses are red. Violets are blue.

I just finished a few new signs for Valentine’s Day this last week. They are down at Trunk N’ Treasure if any of my local peeps are interested.

Love signs. The “O” on these was made using handmade rosettes clustered into a heart shape.

I kept this sign fairly neutral so it can be displayed all year long.

Heart squares.

These signs are layered in cuteness. The back heart is painted burgundy. A wooden heart decoupaged with sheet music is on top of that. Finally the hinge adds a touch of jewelry to finish.

This sign was going to be another Love sign, but it ended up being shorter than anticipated. I couldn’t let it go to waste, so I added assorted painted hearts and a wreath.

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New Signs at Trunk N Treasures

July 26, 2017 by Cyndee Leave a Comment

My previous stock of signs at Trunk N Treasures in Winfield, Kansas was pretty depleted so it was time to add some more.

As you know, I will paint just about anything that doesn’t move. This was a window that had broken. I just added a backing and used the window as a frame.

Perfect for a nursery!

I experimented with my stash of albums for these signs. I’m pretty happy at the way they turned out. They all have hangers on the back and would be great in a music room.

I have homey and quirky.

Inspiring hymn…even more so if you know the history of it.

This is a metal sign that I restyled.

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DIY Stenciled Wedding Sign

June 27, 2017 by Cyndee 2 Comments

DIY Stenciled Wedding Sign

Since my previous post highlighted a project using my new Silhouette Cameo, I decided to back it up a bit to show you my first project attempt with the Cameo. I had received my new favorite toy for Christmas. During the holidays my son was home from college and while home, he was planning to attend a wedding, but hadn’t gotten a gift yet. I was itching to give my new gift a go so I volunteered to make something.

The finished product turned out awesome, but it didn’t happen without a lot of trial, error and frustration. I learned a lot about what to do and what not to do, but the real key was to go to school. Silhouette School.

Silhouette School is key to learning everything a Silhouette can do, as well as answering questions on anything that isn’t readily apparent. I’m still learning and am very thankful for this resource. If you ever get a Silhouette, my best advice is to start at Silhouette School.

Okay, on to my first Silhouette stencil. After determining what I wanted my sign to say, I hunted through my computer’s fonts. Needless to say I didn’t find one that showed the elegance I wanted. Not a problem. I simply did a Google search for free fonts and downloaded one that sang to me. 😉 How cool is that! I have spent a small fortune over the years buying font cartridges for my Cricut! Not gonna happen no more!

After creating the design for my stencil in my Silhouette program, I created the bridges for each letter to make it work as a stencil. If you do not immediately grasp the process for this technique, Silhouette School has got you covered.

Since not all letters require a bridge, I was able to enlarge the design to give me a better visual for finding and bridging those that needed it.

I wanted to make the stencil large enough to fit on a blank sign I had left over from craft show projects, but my cutting mat was way too short. I decide to tape a Cricut mat to my Silhouette mat. I know, I know…don’t judge. I also taped two sheets of the card stock together to fit on the mats.

It worked…sorta. Cutting over the intersection of card stock that was taped together didn’t really work to good. Okay, to be honest, it didn’t work there at all. I had to get a craft knife out to finish the cutting on many of those letters.

Live and learn. My technique has improved since this first project. I now use one mat and one sheet at a time. I enlarge the design and fit a section to cut on one mat and that is all it cuts. I then re-position the enlarged design to cut a different section. Wash, rinse and repeat until all of the sections are cut…And then I tape each section together. Each cut section usually has a bit of the previous one on it so I use those bits as registration marks. Works like a freaking charm! That’s pretty much it for making the stencil.

Then it’s just a matter of stenciling the sign and adding hangers to the back.

Enjoy!

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Posted in: Silhouette Projects, Trash to Treasure, Wedding Tagged: decoration, recycled, signs, silhouette, silhouette cameo, silhouette signs, stencil, stencils, trash to treasure, wedding sign

Cowley’s Outdoor Market

April 19, 2017 by Cyndee Leave a Comment

Cowley’s Outdoor Market

Cowley’s Outdoor Market is this Saturday (April 22) at Wilson Park in Arkansas City, Kansas. Come join me!

Yep, I’m taking the plunge into an outdoor/spring show once again. I know this will surprise those of you that know me well. Outdoor shows are unpredictable because weather usually doesn’t cooperate. It looks like this Saturday will be no different. Yikes! Wish me luck. The forecast is calling for heavy rain/flooding and wind on Friday. If we are lucky enough to escape rain on Saturday, we will certainly have soggy ground and wind to contend with in our little piece of the park…

…but, I am going for it. I’ve been in creation mode for weeks and the following is just a peek at some of what I’ll have to offer.

Signs…

…Signs

….More Signs
I gave my new Silhouette a workout!

Western Style Bench
I am also selling the little HOME pillows.

Shabby Chic Desk Restyle

Train Case Makeover

Vintage Roller Skates

Shabby Chic End Table

Western Style Frame Crosses

They are priced to sell.

Antique Trunk Lid Coffee Table

This is a favorite OOAK. I’ve had the trunk for a few decades, but since it was so big I decided it needed to go. Well, I really can’t seem to let anything go without rethinking it so I took it apart and restyled the lid into a shabby chic coffee table.

Vintage Sewing Drawers

Of course I have tons more. These are just the things I remembered to take photos of before I packed them.

Cowley’s Outdoor Market-April 22 starts at 8 AM. Hope to see you there!

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