Sunday, September 4, 2011

What to do with old barn wood?

Make signs of course!!
A friend of mine gave me a piece of the siding off one her family's old barns that was torn down. I debated forever on what to make with it! I knew it had to be a sign.... my original plans were to make a "welcome" sign. Then I saw the Paris sign in the Ballard Designs catalog and thought "A-Ha"! Wouldn't directional signs be a cool use?
The signs are 24" in length and approximately 7" high. I used the CraftRobo to cut out the stencil (I used shelf liner) and painted with acrylic white craft paint. I put two sawtooth hangers on the back and a piece of felt (to protect the wall). The first name is the town we live in, Casnovia, and the other two are the nearest cities.

2 comments:

  1. They are gorgeous! They look like you've had them forever.
    I'm going to have to give shelf liner another try to make stencils. I've not had a lot of luck cutting it without cutting the backing off :(

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  2. THAT IS SOOOO COOL!!! You didn't tell me you were working on anything!!!

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