I started with a piece of wood like this...
Added my letters like this...
Painted like this...
Excuse the arm blocking part of the shot... my personal photographer was doing his best (blame it on my awkward painting position).
Beat it and sanded it with things like this...
And ended up with something like this!! For my very first hand painted sign I'm fairly happy with it.
What have you made for yourself because you just couldn't find (or afford) exactly what you were looking for?
This caught my eye...I think it came out terrific. There is something special about completing a personal project like this. And I totally have "I can make that myself" syndrome!
ReplyDeleteWay to go!!! It looks awesome!! :):) I love that idea.... I can add it to my EVER growing list of things I want to do when I have 5 minutes to myself! :)
ReplyDeleteThis looks great! I like the simplicity of it. How did you actually trace the letters onto the wood?
ReplyDeleteI used carbon paper...but if you have a soft wood you could just press hard and if you've got a good eye follow the indention of your markings.
ReplyDeleteI love personalized things and it's great that you handpainted this!
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