French Signs

Frenchy grey and white series of signs....working on them for the etsy shop!

Inspired by graphics from The Graphics Fairy, the text and scrolly thing here are both from there. I edited and streched the scrolly thing a little bit to make it fit here, there was another intricate design originally around the text graphic, but it was too complicated for me to trace in my Silhouette Studio program!

I used my usual method here, paint the font color, apply stencils I've cut from my Silhouette and apply the background color on top, remove the stencil, and sand to distress.

Text here inspired by the previous sign.....

Which in turn inspired these Paris signs......

And this splintery piece of wood was crying out to be a beach sign, while I was still in a greyish mood!

And I couldn't help setting up a little vignette in the dining room to see if the Paris stuff would actually work in my house! I love this little area, but it is BAD for picture taking....no natural light and the blue wall doesn't help that out!


Still it was cute, used some white, vintagey and frenchy things I could find around the house. Candles came from The Shabby Creek Cottage!

I usually party at these places.........

Beach Signs to sell!

Getting started on things for the etsy shop opening soon!

Here's the latest!

I made these with scraps of wood, and my usual method. Spray paint, lay the stencils I've cut from my Silhouette machine, spray paint with the top color, remove the stencils, then distress!

I'm loving the beach sign, love the simplicity of it and the distressing on it.

I drew the "houses" myself in the Silhouette Studio program. I'm working on finding/drawing graphics I can use on things I sell, and I'm not sure if I love it, but hey, I made an attempt! I'm thinking of distressing the beach house more.

Gotta get together a few more before opening the shop, but hoping to soon!

I usually party at these places.........

Chalkboard projects

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These were all done awhile ago, but I've never posted about them! I wanted to join in on Funky Junk's Saturday Nite Special Chalk Board edition, so here ya go!

(Sorry the camera is on the fritz, so iphone pics is all I've got!

By the door to the guest room.....

I used this old frame, that was already beautiful as is, and sprayed the cardboard backing with chalkboard spray paint!! I had no idea if this would actually work on the cardboard, but it did!!! Awesome!! I usually customize it when we have guests spend the night!

Just one note- I use regular chalk with this one, and not the chalk pen!

You can read about that Beach Cottage sign here!



On the fridge......

...a menu board I made from a plain ole, cheap whiteboard. It had writing on it that wouldn't erase off, so I covered it up with chalkboard spray paint, and my favorite aqua spray paint! I'd also been wanting a menu board so the hubby would quit asking what was for dinner repeatedly!

Sometimes, I use it as his honey-do list too! I've got another of the same that I've got to finish to be his official to-do list!

Beside the fridge is the drink station......

I simply cut out black vinyl and used a chalk pen to label the glass canisters. It really does wipe off to be re-labeled if needed!

I usually party at these places.........