Monday, June 1, 2015

Making Rounds of Wood into Signs


Awhile back while I was visiting my Grandmother, I saw rounds of firewood in her backyard and I thought they would be great to make something with.  I asked my Dad to cut them thinner and he was nice enough to oblige.  


My friend Suzan came over and we decides to paint and use the rounds of wood.  
She wanted to use a sunny yellow and I wanted an aqua, so I mixed up some homemade chalk paint and we got to painting.  To make the words on her wood, Suzan painted  a foam letter and then stamped it on the wood ( you have to fill in the edges of some of the words with a paintbrush since the wood in rough and uneven).  I had to free-hand draw my letters since I only had lower case foam stamps.  We added little dots around the edges and then outlined the words in a thin Sharpie marker. 












27 comments:

  1. Great little project! Perfect for anyone, because we all have something to say...why not put it on a sign?
    Judypimperl.blogspot.com

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    1. Thank you Judy-it was a fun and easy project and I enjoyed doing it with my friend!

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  2. Adorable idea with so many possibilities...Ho Ho Ho, anyone? ;)

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    1. Thank you Kim-yes HO HO HO would be great at Christmas time! Keeping it in the back of my mind!

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  3. Cute, but if I had access to 12"x1½" rounds I would use them for plate chargers and any left overs I would paint!

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    1. Thank you Marigene-I like that idea! These rounds were not that size, but close.

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  4. What a great and fun idea! I love how your signs turned out!

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    1. Thank you Cristina-it was fun and easy and cheap!

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  5. I love these!!! What an adorable idea!!!

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    1. Thank you Benita-I had fun with my friend and we made something cute! Win win

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  6. These are really creative and fun. Have a great week.
    Kris

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    1. Thank you Kris-it was a fun project to do with my friend and you have a great week too!

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    1. Thank you-it is a very cost effective project!

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    1. Thank you Rose-they did turn out pretty cute!

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  9. what a fun project. I always wanted to find wood pieces like those to make a fairy wood land cake stand.

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    1. Thank you Victoria-that sounds like a fantastic project!

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  10. Hey, you could have used a Cricut to make your letters ;-)

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  11. Hey, you could have used a Cricut to make your letters ;-)

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    1. Thanks Linda-Yes I could have if I had one! ha ha ha

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  12. This is such a fun idea, love the colors you both chose. Thanks, Darielle for sharing at the VIParty.

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    1. Thank you Betsy-it was a fun project and cheap!

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