Home is where the barn is

A plain, weathered board that was once a shelf. It's seen better days but had the PERFECT look for what I'm about to share.

I mentioned on Facebook that I went shopping yesterday with an awesome friend and came away with ideas. (Broke people don't get to shop too much. lol)

I saw a sign that said "Home is where the barn is"

It cost about $30... on sale for about 50% off... beautiful sign though.

It looked like it was stenciled paint and vinyl with some cheap rope on a "distressed" board.

So I came home and looked around, found a few supplies and went to town on it.




I have a Silhouette Cameo. (I'm in love with it by the way.)

I did a quick search for some vector graphics and dug through my pile of remnant vinyl.
(Remnant vinyl on eBay is great. You can get a variety of colors and textures without committing to a huge amount of it.)

I grabbed gold, burgundy and a navy blue.


 

PS... Don't mind the mess. My work area is so small that I can never get things clean.

 

I don't have a lot of transfer tape just laying around so I did the letters on by one. (Which gave it a nicer look anyhow. Sometimes hand laid letters don't look so mechanical)

 

Notice how the gold of the horse has bumps in it from the shelf not being smooth? I think it adds to the vintage look.

   

Now, it's getting cuter. the colors play well with the old look. But it needs some rope and some blue.

A little hot glue and some of that think hemp string that's used for jewelry making (or grab some bailing twine if you have it!!! I didn't have any handy )


 

PS... they're for sale if someone wants them! Email me for info!