Beach Decor DIY

I've been dreaming of beautiful beaches. 

So I made this

What I wouldn't give to stick my toes in some warm sand right now.

Someone have a beach vacation they want to take me on this week?

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Grace typography art

I love typography art. Like love it love it. I saw this quote on pinterest and had to make my own sign as a gentle reminder about what grace is.

I painted a board that I picked up at a garage sale white.  Then I cut vinyl letters on my Silhouette machine.

I painted over the letters in black before peeling them off, then I did some sanding to distress it a bit.

I got a little carried away with the sander and did the whole thing.

Is there such a thing as too distressed?

What do you think?

Too distressed or just right?

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Every Little Thing

I love cheap art.

This sign cost me about $1 to make.

It's probably my newest favorite thing.

The steps to make it were similar to how I made my Sunshine art.

Step 1: Find a board (mine was 20x20) I got it at a garage sale for about a quarter (it was lumped in with other goodies)
Paint your board (I used free paint I got from the side of the road! Score!)

Step 2: Cut out vinyl (the vinyl came from a garage sale-you can read more about that here) I used my silhouette and put it in place on the board.

Step 3: Paint over the whole board (I used white paint-also from the roadside-double score!)
Sand over the whole thing (should I tell you I got my sander at a garage sale too?)

Step 4: Peel off the vinyl letters and you are DONE!

Now to find a place to put it.

I like it paired with the old window

But for now it's found it's home in the bonus room with all kinds of other fun funky "junk" that my husband hates.
Don't you just love it?! Happy Valentine's Day!

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Subway art three variations

I sort of jumped hard onto the subway art bandwagon recently.

I made this

and this

and now my latest creation is this

I used the same technique as I did here with the layer of book pages mod podged on the canvas with vinyl letters on top.

Then I sanded it down to give it a cook vintage look to it

So what do you think?  Which one is your favorite?

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You are My Sunshine subway art

Every year, I do one craft bazaar and every year, I wonder why I do it.

I don't have one specific thing or group of things to sell. I just bring things that I like at the time. In the preparation for the bazaar, I am crazy busy...like sweat shop busy...making a few things to bring.

I saw a subway art sign with the words to "You Are My Sunshine" printed on it in a local shop and loved it. Mostly because I sang that song to each of my babes and it holds a special place in my heart.

So here is my version.

I live in a sort of industrial area with lots of factories and warehouses. Several of them have HUGE free boxes out front with lots of free wood. Usually it's hit or miss, but I found this piece a few weeks ago and thought it would be perfect for this project.

I also scored with some free paint too. I actually love this color (sort of a grey blue) from Sherwin Williams. Don't know the exact color but I sort of want to paint everything I own this shade.

I put two coats of it on the board and waited for it to dry.

Then I used my silhouette machine and cut out some vinyl letters. I used them like a stencil and painted over the whole thing with a muted white color (I mixed in some of the grey and added some water too).

Once I peeled up the letters, this is what I ended up with.

I really love how it turned out. I sort of hope it doesn't sell at the craft bazaar.

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