It's A Sign, or Two!

I didn't get much done yesterday stamping or scrapbooking, but I did get to something crafty.

I ordered the words for these two signs a month ago, and I hadn't had time to get to them.

the finished sizes of the Surname board is 8" x 24" the fisherman is 6"x48".

I finally sanded the boards and stained them and mounted the words. I was a fun project. I first saw these signs at my SIL the end of April. She had some even mounted directly to her walls. She is always so clever. The surname one I used a sanding sealer to prevent the grain from raising after I sanded then I stained with colonial pine. "An Old Fisherman".. I painted with acrylic paints, in wedgewood Blue. After it dired I sanded, to give it a weathered look, and reveal some of the wood. The Blue paint was dry before I began to stain the other boards. After staining them I used the cloth I had wiped the stain on the Surname boards( I made 2 of these) to dab and wipe the blue board, much the same as we dab ink with a sponge on a card to give it an aged look. Then I sealed the stained boards with a satin polyurethane. I sealed the blue board after applying the letters because I wanted them to be duller and more aged like the board. Then I applied the lettering. They come all nicely mounted just like they look on the boards except in two pieces for the Surname. You peel back the covering and then line it up as straight as possible, use apencil if needed and then smooth the backing out and press firmly on it. It is alot like the transfer decals and lettering that we use in scrapbooking, except a little thicker. Then you peel the backing back slowly watching the lettering for lifting. If it appears to be lifting just press on the backing a bit and peel the backing away again. I was amazed at how easy it was. then I laid the white lettering over the Surname and did the same thing. I experimented of course and the second one I raised the, " As for me..." and centered it in the middle of the lettering. I have been having my children vote on which they like better and it is split right down the middle....

The website for ordering lettering is It's A Sign , it's really nice to browse, tons of phrases fonts and colors to choose from.

I had the advantage of seeing my SIL surname sign first. The one I did is not shown as being offered. It is shown as a sign with surname and established in ****. I just email them through the contact link on there web page and they replied, the same day. through a few days of chatting back and forth I was able to decide on a color and font, they ultimately gave me 6 samples to choose from, through email before I completed my order. They were very nice and helpful, so don't be afraid to ask questions if you are planning on ordering. Then you can be confident you are getting what you want.

I just thought it was worth sharing. I love my signs. A couple of them are Father's Day Gifts, and since I recently painted my craft room I am thinking of getting a few words like Create....Inspire.... and Simplify to put on my walls. I hope you enjoy the signs and the website, it's definately worth a look.