A sign...

Hi Everyone!  Happy Tuesday!  I wanted to share with you the latest sign I've made.  It's simple and sweet, yet bold.  I just can't decide if the letters need a black shadow or not.  What do you think?

It's on a scrap of board that I found hiding under a pile of other boards.  I painted it black, then white, then pewter gray.  Next I lightly sanded it because I knew I was going to hand paint the letters in white, so I didn't want too much white showing through, and I like the subtleness of the sanding.  Some places the paint is gone down to the board which helps give it character.  Then of course I painted the letters.  White letters on a dark color always looks bold but takes so many coats!  I'm happy with how it turned out.  But does it need the black shadow??  Well, thanks for stopping by.

Be happy...

Hi Everyone!  I know I promised a sneak peek of my kitchen island and I will, but I first wanted to show you the latest sign/jar/knob wall hanging thingy (I need to come up with a better name but am at a loss as to what to call it) that I made.  This is what I came up with, from all things that I had on hand. 

I've had this bottle in my stash for a couple of years, just because I liked the look of it and pulled it out the other day to use as a bud vase for some flowers I cut from one of my flower beds.  Then it dawned on me that it was the perfect size and shape for a sign.  I decided to dress it up with some jute but that looked to plain until I made the swirl for the front.

I had a couple of hooks I could of used but came across these wooden pulls that had just the right amount of wear on them so I didn't need to do anything to them but attach them.

 I found this scrap piece of baseboard, painted it black, then white, then country tan.  Then I lightly sanded the board and attached the stainless steel clamp and the knobs.  I couldn't decide on the saying.  It had to be a short saying because this board is only about 13" long.  Every time I saw flowers in the bottle it made me happy, so that's what I went with...Be happy.

I sketched the lettering on and then hand painted it white but that looked too dull, so I added the black shadow...ah much better, plus it ties in the black knobs and the black base coat.  And I'm happy with it.  Thanks for stopping by.

Oh, Happy Day...

Hi Everyone!  I hope you are all having a great day!  First off, I just wanted to let you know that this weekend, three of my remaining puppies went to their forever homes.  Leaving me with one little girl.  She is the smartest of the group and I'm sure we'll find the right home for her soon!

 Now on to my latest project.  I made another Jar/hook wall sign.  This time I went darker.  It's a really nice gray color (it doesn't show up the greatest here).

 I had really wanted to make one with white lettering, but I didn't want to go black with the board, so I thought gray was a nice compromise.

 I painted it white first, then gray, then sanded it to reveal the white.  I hand painted the letters on.  Then added the hooks and the stainless steel clamp to hold the jar.  The board is a scrap piece of baseboard that was recycled from an 1880's home that had been torn down.  I got a lot of that baseboard and have loved giving it a new purpose.  Plus, the best thing of all, it was free!

I really like how it turned out.  The pictures really don't do the color justice.  Thanks for stopping by.

I just couldn't resist....

Hi Everyone!  Happy Friday!  Well, I had to show you my version of the jar attached to the board that I've seen in blogland.  I turned mine into a multi-purpose item.  I added the hooks because you can never have to many hooks, plus I liked the way it looked with stainless steel clamp.  Then of course I had to add a hand painted sign to it.  I like it. 

Showing it here with flowers in the jar.  It would make a nice entry way addition.  You could hang your keys or the dog's leash from the hooks or have it as a place for guest to hang their coats.

It has so many uses and can be used in so many different places.  It can be used below a message center or in a guest bathroom.  And as usual, the board is a scrap piece of the baseboard that came from a 1880's home that was torn down.  Recycle and reuse when ever possible.  The jar came from my grandmother's canning stash so the only thing I had to buy were the hooks (which I actually had left over from another project) and the stainless steel clamp.  Too bad I don't have a place to hang it, yet.....Well, thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend!