Hi friends, I'm really excited to show you my two diy signs that I made from recycled timber. I love recycled wood or reclaimed wood because no trees had to be cut down again depleting our natural habitats. Anyway I decided to make two because there are two things that I love and that's the beach and vintage style.
The next sign I painted in a creamy white chalk paint which I made adding a small amount of ochre to white.
Here in Australia it's winter. I do not like winter! I'm seriously waiting for spring to feel alive again! Therefore my first sign is about the beach.
Even if it isn't summer I can at least create something that is summery.
I started off by painting the wood a green/blue colour. While I was waiting for that to dry I picked out some shells from my collection to decorate the sign with.
I decided to stencil the word beach with an old stencil I had. I really need to get some new stencils with larger letters.
When I'd completed the stenciling I added some rope to the back with cement glue. This glue sticks anything! I believe it's one of Martha Stewart's secrets, so how could I go wrong?!
One sign completed!
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| Beach style sign |
The next sign I painted in a creamy white chalk paint which I made adding a small amount of ochre to white.
I had some faux flowers already in my supplies. They're a creamy colour with green leaves and matched perfectly.
For this sign I decided to write welcome and hang it just inside my doorway. I actually ended up using some stick on letters that I had. Roll on new stencils!
Instead of rope I used a type of hessian (burlap) ribbon. I felt it was more in keeping with the vintage style that I was after
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| Vintage style sign |
If you have any questions or comments I would love to hear from you. Have a wonderful week, until next time