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I love this sign.  We should all take time out of each day to do some of the things that really matter!

Using multiple colors with vinyl adds a fun flair to any sign!

Rustic Joy Christmas Sign

I love love love making Christmas decorations!  This sign was inspired by an old piece of wood that my husband had acquired.  I asked him to get rid of it and most of it disappeared but a long strip was left.  After looking at it for months I realized it would be the perfect rustic sign!  So got started.

I choose the roughest side for the front and painted it red.  Needless to say at this point my hubby was a little worried about how my idea was going to turn out!   The next thing I did was apply a vinyl JOY.  Note the fabulous blue color:).  I used a color I had a lot of since I wasn't leaving it on.  The next thing I did was apply a lot of car wax to the sides.  I did this because I was some of the red to come through.

 

Then I got started on the top coat.  I sprayed 6-8 coats of white on top.  (Of course letting the paint dry in between each coat.)  After the paint dried I removed the vinyl and used a rag to rub off the wax and behold the beautiful red that came through!  The wax part is kind of messy so be prepared for that.  

Once all of that was completed I rubbed in a coat of stain to the top.

For the finishing touches I drilled hole 1.5" in from the sides and added wire, a ribbon and rustic jingle bells!

Vinyl Lettering For No Carve Pumpkins

 Adding vinyl lettering to pumpkins is a great way to decorate them without any of the mess of carving!

 The possibilities are endless.  Jack-o-lantern faces, bats, spiders, they are all so much fun!

 If you love carving pumpkins for Halloween you can use the vinyl as stencils to carve your designs!

Back to School Labeling

It wouldn't feel like back to school if we didn't label things with vinyl or find a way to put a ribbon on at least some of our supplies!

 

This year for our notebooks my daughter decided to go with the less is more look.  a little ribbon and a little vinyl goes a long way toward being cute.   One of my daughter's used tombo to put the ribbon on down the side of her notebooks and then we just put one small vinyl in the corner to personalize each notebook. 

 

For the inside of one of my daughter's binder she wanted to label one side for homework and the other side for papers ready to turn in.  I was super willing to accommodate that request!  We coordinated the colors of the vinyl with her folders, just to keep it fun for her. 

I hope that everyone has a great school year!  I sure appreciate all that our teachers do for us!  They are awesome!

Brighten Up Your Subway Art

I absolutely love the subway art phase!  It is such a simple, clean and cute look!  It is a great accent with anything because it's never too busy.  I love love love the black with the cream lettering.  It is one of my all time favorites.  With all of the fun summer colors for summer in clothing and accessories I'm thinking why not brighten up my subway art for summer as well?

I used a 17" x 20" piece of MDF.  I painted it using Americana's Sea Breeze acrylic paint.  I usually like to stain over my signs to add an antiqued look to it.  When I made this sign though I had had a headache for four days though... so I wasn't up to smelling stain.  Instead I took some brown paint and watered it WAY down.  After I painted it over the top I took a paper towel and wiped off the excess paint and it was the perfect look! 

Originally I was going to put black lettering on, but I decided to go even bolder and try out the dark red letters over this green.  I love it!  It's fun to experiment and try new things.

4th of July Centerpieces

These bottles are so fun for patriotic centerpieces!  I think they are great for 4th of
 July or Memorial Day. 

They are Bud Light Platinum bottles, and what is so great about them is they don't have any raised lettering on the actual bottle!

The possibilities are endless for these really, I went with a firecracker and star theme.

You could add ribbon, or put flowers in them, or put lighting in them!  I just added some of the fun wired stars from the dollar star in them.  If you're looking for a quick fun centerpiece this is perfect!

Divine Dads

This is one of my all time favorite sayings.  I think being a dad has got to be one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs there is.  Provider, protector, teacher, and on and on.  This saying is on a 12x12 piece of wood that has been routed and sanded on the edges.  This would be a great saying for a tile and we've even made it in a different layout that is 4"x36".  Happy Father's Day to all of those great dad's out there.